Covid slump prompts rethink over council plan to redevelop 1970s shopping centre

By Tom Lowe2020-08-19T05:00:00

Altrincham scheme pulled because of recession caused by pandemic

Trafford council has canned a major redevelopment of a shopping centre in Altrincham because of the impact of covid-19.

The local authority bought the 7,500 sq m Grafton Centre in February 2018 with plans to revamp the 1970s complex with new housing, retail and office space as part of a wider £140m redevelopment of Altrincham town centre.

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