Mayfield is a large-scale regeneration scheme unlike any other. The masterplan capitalises on the site’s existing historic assets – the vast Mayfield depot, railway arches and the River Medlock.

Mayfield is a large-scale regeneration scheme unlike any other. Under the direction of the Mayfield Partnership – a public-private partnership comprising regeneration specialist U+I, Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester and LCR – 24 acres of derelict brownfield land in central Manchester are being transformed into a distinctive, imaginative and diverse neighbourhood.
The masterplan capitalises on the site’s existing historic assets – the vast Mayfield depot, railway arches and the River Medlock – to create an environment for work, play and living that is rich in local identity.
Overall, Mayfield will deliver 1,500 homes, 1.6m sq ft of market-leading commercial space, 300,000 sq ft of retail and leisure facilities and 14 acres of public realm, centred around the city’s first new public park in over 100 years.
Here, ‘nature-first’ proposals include opening up the River Medlock, which winds through the site but is largely hidden by culverts, to create a biodiverse and tranquil waterway and provide a flood plain that can accommodate climate-change scenarios.
Construction on the first phase of the £1.4bn scheme is now underway, which includes the 6.5-acre Mayfield Park. This will ensure the new neighbourhood is formed around valuable public amenity that serves residents, workers and visitors and offers significant wellbeing benefits. The Mayfield Partnership has also committed to creating a ‘park charter’ to ensure the delivery of an exemplar urban public green space that endures as a safe, stimulating and sustainable place for everyone in the city long into the future.
The park will neighbour world class residential and commercial buildings, with the latter providing a range of spaces designed to attract both large established and small innovation-focussed businesses, as well as community organisations. The Park designs have drawn influence from the site’s rich industrial history as well as a desire to establish a strong sense of nature and resilience to climate change in the city centre.

Martyn Evans, Creative Director, U+I
“Mayfield has always been an industrious part of this great city. In Victorian times it was a city within a city, powering Manchester’s role in the Industrial Revolution. As we look to the future it feels entirely appropriate that Mayfield will set a new blueprint for the creation of beautiful, progressive, sustainable neighbourhoods.

Making the most of the heritage here at Mayfield just makes sense - there's a treasure trove of material from this rich past which we're celebrating across the site, which is so important from both a conservation and carbon point of view."