Marsden Blueprint

Our blueprints show the vision for each town and explains how, with targeted investment and teamwork, we can make improvements to the environment, local communities, and the economy. Each blueprint is shaped with input from local people, so they reflect shared goals. The Marsden Blueprint follows this approach. Guided by the Marsden Community Partnership, and alongside the locally created 'What Matters to Marsden' Action Plan, the Marsden Blueprint highlights a wide range of ideas for investment and improvements that will bring real benefits to local residents.

The Marsden Blueprint includes everything from small improvements to streets and public spaces to major projects that could completely transform key sites.

The blueprint is supported by funding from the Government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund and council investment. The key catalyst for this is the planned investment as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade and investment being made by Government through the Levelling Up Fund. In March 2023, £5.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated for the redevelopment of New Mills, with an additional £11.7 million coming from private development partners to help transform the heart of Marsden, offering new spaces for shops, businesses, and homes.