Oldham Council and Muse have a partnership to develop council-owned brownfield sites across the town center, including the former Magistrates’ Court and Manchester Chambers; Civic Centre and Queen Elizabeth Hall; and the former Oldham Leisure Centre site.

The first development at Princes Gate, near Oldham Mumps Metrolink stop, will feature nearly 300 flats across three blocks. A planning application is expected early next year, with construction set to begin in Q4 2025. The site, previously planned for a Lidl supermarket and hotel, is now slated for a mix of build-to-rent, affordable, and social housing. The plan involves three apartment blocks, following the termination of the original agreement in early 2023. The framework sets out plans for homes providing a range of types and tenures. These are:

• The Civic and Residential Quarter
• The Retail Core
• The Cultural & Creative Quarter
• Eastern Edge and Oldham Mumps, and Western Edge and Educational Quarter