Supporting the Chorlton Vision
We have been supporting the Chorlton Vision steering group. The group paused for a few months whilst its recommendations were being considered by Manchester Council. We are pleased to report that as a result of our activity, Manchester City Council is now working on a study to establish a Local Infrastructure Framework for the district […]
The Vision has gone public
Over the last few months, the CLT has been busy working on the Chorlton Vision, with local traders, Chorlton Voice, councillors and others. We have published our Initial Vision which sets out a series of priorities for public realm, the environment, movement, property and identity. Our plans for the Picture House would make a major […]
MSA Live Showcase
Every year, students from Manchester School of Architecture work with local groups on projects to create social impact. We were delighted to see their amazing work at a showcase event in Chorlton Library in May. MSA Live Showcase Neighbourhood Swatch The Neighbourhood Swatch team (pictured above) worked on the idea of 15-minute Neighbourhoods in partnership with Chorlton Traders […]
Neighbourhood Swatch
In December 2021, Chorlton Traders submitted a successful bid to the Manchester School of Architecture’s MSA Live project. We wanted to explore the idea of the 15 Minute Neighbourhood. Neighbourhood Swatch Should Chorlton become a 15-Minute Neighbourhood? How can we achieve that? The pandemic has started a frenzy of reviews on how we use neighbourhoods, accelerating changes already happening […]
The Green Gateway
In December 2021, Chorlton Community Land Trust submitted a successful bid to Manchester School of Architecture’s MSA Live project to look at ways to improve air quality in Chorlton by using plants. The Green Gateway The project agenda To create a vision for Green Corridors in Chorlton to reduce the effect of air pollution from […]
Neighbourhood Master Planning
Chorlton CLT has the opportunity to embark on a project to set priorities for the regeneration of the commercial areas, principally along Wilbraham and Barlow Moor Roads. We have some funding from the Council’s Neighbourhood Investment Fund to kick start a process in partnership with other groups and councillors. There has been a lot of […]
Chorlton’s Get Together
On 25th September 2022 the Vision team hosted a “Living Room” on a traffic-free Wilbraham Road as part of the Chorlton Get Together. Chorlton’s Get Together We provided lots of Lego and art materials for little ones, while we had some interesting chats with their parents, carers and older siblings. How do we make Chorlton a […]