Halifax 2036 Place Vision

Introduction

In 2036, Halifax will be a place where creativity, enterprise and opportunity are woven into everyday life. Where we’re proud of our past, and even more excited about our future - a town where together, we get things done.

The Halifax Place Vision outlines a holistic, 10-year strategy for Halifax, guiding its growth and development up to 2036.  The document presents a shared vision that brings together the priorities of Calderdale Council and the people of Halifax. 
It ties together ongoing and planned capital investment projects, social and economic initiatives, and major infrastructure improvements, setting out short, medium and long-term objectives to guide decision making and align investment.

Halifax stands at a pivotal moment. National and global trends - such as the rise of e-commerce, the lasting impacts of the pandemic, and the urgent need for climate resilience - are reshaping the way towns function. Halifax is exceptionally well positioned to respond. It benefits from a diverse and resilient economy, a rich cultural and industrial heritage and a proud civic identity.

The town is already delivering on its potential through a combination of strategic public investment, active community leadership and cross-sector collaboration. Its compact, walkable form, nationally significant cultural assets, and strategic location within the West Yorkshire region further strengthen its ability to thrive - and Halifax’s engaged voluntary and community sector, forward-thinking anchor institutions, and growing skills and enterprise ecosystem provide a solid foundation for inclusive, place-based regeneration.

The Place Vision sets out a clear roadmap for how Halifax can harness these strengths to grow a creative and enterprising town where we are proud of our past and even more excited for our future.

A Fantastic Strategic Location

The principal town for Calderdale, Halifax plays a vital role in the wider West Yorkshire region.  Benefiting from strong rail and bus links, offering connections to key cities - 35 minutes to Leeds, 15 minutes to Bradford, and 50 minutes to Manchester - making Halifax an attractive location for commuters and businesses alike.

• 50 mins to Manchester, 35 mins to Leeds by train - Halifax is strategically well connected to surrounding towns, cities and wider economic growth locations
• Part of the WYCA Western Corridor of Opportunity, highlighting the town's growth potential within the strategic West Yorkshire economic context
• An award-winning new bus station has enhanced connectivity to surrounding villages and residential neighbourhoods, making it easier to get into town via public transport

The administrative centre of Calderdale and the largest town within the borough. It serves as a vital amenity and facilities hub to local villages and residential areas.

A Town with a Story to Tell

Halifax’s evolution from roots in textile innovation and industrial prowess to a modern-day cultural renaissance and sector strengths provide us with the foundations in invention, independence and adaptability which will guide our future growth and regeneration.

Here in Halifax, we have always done things our own way – with pride, honesty and a hands-on attitude. From early makers to industrial innovators and party starters, it's a multi skilled town that remembers kindness is what truly makes a place.

500 - 1000s - Roots in the Land

Halifax begins as a small, rural settlement in the Calder Valley, surrounded by moorlands and thick woods. Its name, possibly meaning "a secluded spot among coarse grass", hints at the rugged landscape that surrounds it.

Early residents live simple agrarian lives. A wooden church marks the community's spiritual centre on the site that will later become the Halifax Minster.

1100s - 1500s - Early Threads 

As England transitions from feudalism, Halifax becomes a prominent centre for wool production, a trade that will define it for centuries. The Halifax Gibbet, 

a gruesome beheading device and precursor to the guillotine, is used to punish cloth thieves. The Gibbet Law highlights the value placed on the cloth industry, and the lengths the town was willing to go to protect it. Clothiers, traders, and weavers begin shaping Halifax’s economic future.

1500 - 1700s - A Centre for Wool Production

The woollen cloth trade thrives. Halifax becomes an entrepreneurial centre of cottage industry. Before large mills, people work from home. Families spin, dye and weave wool in their cottages - a hive of independent cloth-making long before the factories arrived. Nathaniel Waterhouse was a successful merchant clothier that dedicated some of his fortune to addressing poverty in Halifax, including almshouses, an orphanage and bequests for education, highways and religious tuition.

By 1555, Halifax is among the richest towns in West Yorkshire for its size.

1700s – 1830s - Innovation and Audacity: the Industrial Revolution

Underpinned by innovation and invention, the adoption of new textile machinery transforms the town from a cottage industry hub to a global industrial powerhouse.

Mills, chimneys, and canals dominate the landscape. The Piece Hall opens in 1779, a majestic purpose-built trading hub and the centre of national cloth commerce. It represents Halifax's audacity in pursuit of ambition, and the visionary mindset of Halifax's early industrial shapers.

The half-mile Dean Clough mill complex is home to the world's largest carpet manufacturer Crossley Carpets.  The innovative Crossley family pioneer new techniques for carpet making, creating a powerhouse of Victorian industry and helping position Halifax as a global textile leader.  Remembering kindness, at the wish of Martha Crossley the family contributed to philanthropic causes and built the Joseph Crossley Almshouses. 

Defying contemporary norms, Anne Lister was a remarkable scholar and businesswoman, whose diaries shed a light on a fascinating woman and life in the early 19th century.

The Piece Hall highlights Halifax's wealth and exuberance; and captures the audacious, visionary mindset of its early industrial shapers.

1830s – 1910s - Architectural Exuberance

Halifax's Victorian age is a period of architectural exuberance, showcasing the town’s success. Grand structures rise, including:

• Halifax Town Hall, designed by Sir Charles Barry - also architect of the Houses of Parliament.
• Bankfield Museum, then a textile baron’s mansion, now tells the story of Halifax’s global connections and craftsmanship.
• Wainhouse Tower, a looming industrial chimney commissioned for the local dye works. Never actually used as a working chimney, it became the tallest folly in the world.
• Halifax Borough Market, designed by John Leeming.

1910s – 1970s - War, Industry and Transition 

Halifax powers both World Wars with cloth, steel and engineering skill. Its mills run day and night, while women fill factory roles and the town stands firm through its sacrifices.

On a sweeter note, Harold Mackintosh, the son of Violet Mackintosh who invented toffee as we know it, creates Quality Street in 1936, a box of chocolates affordable to the working classes, which remains a national treasure to this day. 

Adaptive and innovative as ever, the Crossley Family maintain significant production and employment levels. The town continues to excel in making things, from furniture to fabric upholstery - its people hands on and multi-skilled.

Inventive from an early age, Percy Shaw conceives the idea of reflective studs set into the surface to mark the way on unlit roads, registering the trademark of a cat’s eye and producing around 15 million safety enhancing cats’ eyes during his lifetime.  Halifax continued to adapt and innovate - a town where people get things done.

At the Modernist Forefront

By the 1960s, industry begins to slow, but Halifax continues to prove it can adapt and innovate, even in the harshest of times. State of the art modernist estates rise, the bold new A629 flyover connects the town with its surroundings, and the iconic Halifax Building Society HQ emerges as a symbol of progress and modernity.

Importantly, and unlike many other towns, this commitment to modernity does not come at any cost, and Halifax retains many of its beautiful buildings – heritage assets that stand it in good stead today.

1970s – 2000 - A More Playful Side

With mill closures and economic hardship, Halifax faced challenges, but the town continued to adapt and reinvent itself. 

Pub and Club Culture

Halifax is a key destination for nightlife, developing a diverse network of historic pubs, trendy bars and energetic night-clubs which bring the town's historic streets to life come sundown. The town draws in revellers by the coach load, a destination for locals and visitors alike, with people travelling from far and wide for a night on the cobbles.

The 'Aca': The UK's Oldest Nightclub

The Acapulco Nightclub opened in 1961, and is now often cited as the oldest nightclub in the UK. It is a particularly important part of Halifax's cultural history. Its longevity and popularity over five decades are a testament to the town's enduring nightlife culture.

Music and Entertainment

Live music also rings loud, its proximity to large cities making Halifax an attractive destination for touring bands. Halifax's variety of venues, from traditional dance halls and historic pubs to clubs for Northern Soul and Motown, offers a unique blend of social experiences. This variety makes Halifax a diverse  sub-cultural hotbed,  and further enhances its reputation as 'the' place to go out in West Yorkshire.

In 1974, the new home for Halifax Building Society was completed. Bold, contemporary but uniquely Halifax, it embodies the town's audacious spirit.

2000 – 2025

A Hub for Finance

In 2009, Halifax Building Society becomes part of the new Lloyds Banking Group. Importantly, the Halifax brand remains, highlighting the significant role the town has played in the UK Finance sector. Lloyds Banking Group remains a major employer in Halifax, cementing the town as a major centre for financial services.

Leisure and Entertainment

Broad Street Plaza; a major £40 million mixed use leisure and regeneration project completes in 2012. It features a nine-screen cinema, a hotel, and health facilities including a gym, and an NHS Community Diagnostic Centre. 

Winner of the Halifax Civic Trust Award in 2007, the Westgate Arcade is a modern fusion of classical buildings and covered walkway that thrives as 'the' place to eat, drink and dance the night (or day) away in Halifax. This focus on outside / inside is reflected in the Woolshops shopping centre, no identikit retail here in Halifax! 

Heritage-led Regeneration

Inventive and ambitious heritage-led regeneration is hard to miss in Halifax. The Grade I Listed Piece Hall began its restoration in 2014 and was restored and reopened in 2017, as a European-style piazza including independent shops, cafés, and restaurants.  It also regularly acts as one of the UK's most iconic gig venues, receiving the prestigious 2025 Northern Music Award for Inspirational Venue of the Year (over 2000 capacity).

Knowledge, Education and Learning

The new Central Library is a modern, purpose-built facility that opened in 2017, notable for its innovative design which integrates the historic ruins of the 19th-century Square Church.

In 2020, Trinity Sixth Form Academy in Halifax opens its doors to students. Its opening represents a significant milestone in the town’s story, embedding young people at the heart of the town centre's future.

Halifax Now

Halifax’s story continues to be written, by the people and businesses that call it home and the visitors that come to appreciate its historic and cultural gems. Locations in Halifax include:

Key Destinations and Favourite Places

Heart places - are locations that hold strong emotional and physical value for the community, central to Halifax’s identity. Locations in Halifax include:

• Peoples Park
• Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre
• Victoria Theatre
• Borough Market
• The Piece Hall
• Woolshops
• Market Street
• Dean Clough
• Beacon Hill
• Eureka!
• Halifax Minster

Hidden gems – are unique, characterful places, valued by locals and tucked away in the dense urban fabric. Places include:

• People’s Park
• The Gibbet
• George Square
• Coal Drops Viaduct
• Hargreaves Foundry
• Shroggs Park
• Old Cock Yard
• The Hebble Brook

Heritage icons – are key iconic landmarks in the town with immense cultural and heritage significance. Locations in Halifax include:

• People’s Park
• George Square
• The Town Centre Conservation Area
• Borough Market
• The Town Hall
• Dean Clough
• The Piece Hall
• North Bridge
• The Coal Drops
• Nestle
• Shibden Hall

People

It is the people of Halifax that truly make the town. Whether living, working, visiting or studying in the town, Halifax’s people are: 

• Inventive and adaptive: embracing change and backing new ideas.
• Hands on and multi-skilled: making, building, problem solving.
• Kind and welcoming: open hearted with strong community bonds.
• Honest and no-nonsense: direct, practical, and saying it like it is.
• Proud and independent: with deep pride in heritage and identity.

“Independence is important to the people of Halifax" 

– a quote from a Halifax Stakeholder

“Halifax is a no-nonsense kind of place” 

- a quote from a Halifax Stakeholder

“Halifax is constantly thinking about the future and seeking ideas” 

- a quote from a Halifax Stakeholder

Community

Halifax has a highly active network of community organisations that form the backbone of local society. These groups play a crucial role in providing essential social support, tackling issues like homelessness and mental health, and fostering a strong sense of local identity and wellbeing. From large-scale charitable trusts to small, grassroots volunteer groups, this sector is vital to the town's social fabric and its ability to address local needs.

Culture, Festivals and Events

Halifax is a nationally significant cultural destination and hotspot for heritage lovers, with iconic historic buildings such as The Piece Hall, Borough Market and Dean Clough a testament to the town's success in creative re-invention and adaptation.

A year-round calendar of diverse cultural experiences bring our streets and spaces to life with festivities celebrating local identity, cultural diversity and unique history. The Piece Hall has an annual programme of events including concerts, markets and cultural experiences. 

The People's Park Festival offers a family-friendly festival celebrating Halifax's diverse identity, regular heritage walks, and history talks continue to tell the Halifax story, and Calderdale Pride is a 'must attend' annual celebration, held at Dean Clough for the first time in 2025.

CultureDale is Calderdale's platform for championing the borough's creative expression, supporting Halifax to drive its creativity, collaboration and community forward.

The Grayston Unity is a bar and local music venue, is a popular destination on Horton Street, host to weekly gigs and organiser of the annual 'Town' music festival in October!

Living

A diversity of homes and tenure types is important to the town. Halifax’s residential offer continues to develop as the Housing Strategy and Local Plan drive development. Affordable housing as delivered in partnership with Together Housing at Beech Hill.  New build to rent stock as delivered by Placefirst at Bolt Works. Older homes create challenges for retrofit to improve energy efficiency and create warmer, healthier homes.  And the neighbourhoods around the town centre offer a range of homes from traditional terraced housing and Victorian villas to newer developments. 

Halifax’s young, diverse and growing populations point to a need for a clear focus on skills development and economic opportunities. The borough’s aging population, people with challenges in mobility, and limitations from disabilities show the importance of accessibility and inclusive design in public spaces.  And recently released statistics flag that while barriers to housing and services are less problematic in Halifax, education and skills, income, employment, crime and living environment indicators reflect levels of deprivation that need action to address. 

Halifax Borough Market is the town's beating heart, famous for its vast, stunning Victorian architecture and immersive atmosphere. You can wander through a maze of stalls that blend tradition with modernity, offering everything from award winning family butchers and local produce to exotic foods, crafts, homeware and specialty shops. It remains a vibrant, social hub for a unique shopping experience and events, and a true slice of Yorkshire life.

“Borough Market is the life and soul of Halifax. Not only full of history, but also the incredible people that make Halifax today."

- Quote from a Halifax Stakeholder

Economy

Halifax is a town that punches above its weight — a place of makers and innovators. From its roots in textiles to its modern-day strengths in finance, manufacturing, and creativity, Halifax has always been a town that gets things done.

A Diverse and Thriving Economy

• Our greatest economic strength is our diversity, providing opportunities across a range of sectors. Particular strengths include our:
• Finance & Professional Services: Home to Lloyds Banking Group, RSA, Covea, and a growing fintech cluster. our finance sector accounts for 7.7% of employment, more than double the national average.
• Manufacturing & Engineering: From advanced manufacturing to niche engineering, the town retains a strong and innovative industrial base.
• Creative Industries: Dean Clough, Shaw Lodge Mills, and Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre host a thriving mix of creative businesses, galleries and studios.
• Independent Entrepreneurship: We have stayed true to our entrepreneurial history, supporting hundreds of local businesses across the town. Our businesses support infrastructure is highlighted by a high rate of business retention.

Makers and Doers

Halifax has never stopped making things. This modern 'makers' economy is less about mass production and more about quality, creativity, and local identity.

Halifax is home to an incredible ecosystem of thriving businesses continuing to innovate across the town; far too many to list individually but here are a few standout examples:

• Hargreaves Foundry: A historic iron foundry in Halifax, known for producing high-quality cast iron components and artistic castings - including the Angel of the North!
• Orange Bikes: A pioneer in British mountain bike design, known for its distinctive hand-built aluminium frames and innovative geometry that helped shape competitive MTB racing.
• Vocation Brewery: Originating in Calderdale, one of the fastest growing craft breweries in the UK. Since its founding in 2015, it has grown rapidly, now brewing over 10 million pints a year and expanding its presence across supermarkets, bars, and taprooms nationwide.

Making an angel - Before the Angel of the North spread its wings, its early versions were cast right here in Halifax by Hargreaves Foundry.

Key Anchors at the Foundation

Halifax is anchored by a diverse mix of key institutions and businesses that play a vital role in sustaining its economy. Major employers such as the Council, Nestlé, and Lloyds Banking Group provide stability through long-term investment and employment, while institutions like Calderdale College and the NHS Foundation Trust contribute to skills development and public health.

These anchors are invested in place and have a vital role to play in its future, led by collaboration and shared geography.

Built and Natural Environment

Halifax is an extraordinary urban environment set within the beautiful Calder Valley landscape that wraps around the town centre and provides enormous opportunity to draw nature further into the town. The town is bound by steeply incised valleys, resulting in a compact and complex urban form which rivals any UK or European counterpart for beauty and intrigue.

“Halifax has good bones - the heritage is right there in the buildings, the market, the stories" 

- quote from a Halifax Stakeholder

A Comfortable Scale

Halifax is characterised by a compact, walkable scale that makes its rich history and attractions easily accessible on foot. Boasting 254 listed buildings and an intimate urban grain brought to life with cultural destinations and diverse businesses, Halifax stands as a testament to the power of adaptation and reinvention, which underpins the unique sense of place and character of the town today.

The scale of Halifax also promotes a strong sense of community - it's large enough that there's always something going on, but small enough to get to know people, fostering familiarity and social connection.

Living Heritage

Unlike many other towns, Halifax didn't demolish its historic buildings to make way for modernism. Much of the magnificent Georgian and Victorian architecture still stands today. Golden Yorkshire stone buildings line active and animated streets, creating a distinctive and vibrant character. 

It is the creative re-purposing of historic gems that really makes Halifax special. In Halifax, you don't just admire the heritage from afar, you actively engage with it via events, experiences and everyday life.

Warm and Healthy Homes

Work on Calderdale’s Local Area Energy Plan shows over 3,000 homes in Halifax need retrofitting insulation and home improvements to bring benefits in climate action, reducing fuel poverty and improving the health of residents. Halifax’s architectural heritage is a challenge, and the learning via the retrofit demonstrator project on stone-built terraces will provide learning for the town and beyond, particularly combined with a deeper understanding of resident priorities via the recent retrofit citizens’ jury. 

Green and Healthy Streets

While trees are present in some streets, play areas, activity and resting places are limited.  The Council’s Placemaking and Design Guide sets out a vision for making places that enhance and optimise the natural environment. The range of environmental benefits are clear: from flood risk reduction to enhancing biodiversity. We want Calderdale’s communities to feel the mental and physical health benefits of having improved access to green spaces and waterways, better play and recreation spaces, community growing spaces and views of open countryside. 

People's Park provides residents with an important amenity asset and a tranquil green oasis at the heart of Park Ward which would benefit from a greater sense of connection with the town centre. 

The Hebble Brook, a natural resource that is currently largely built over on its route through town, could bring wide-ranging benefits.

“Dean Clough is a town within a town, a microcosm of the kind of vibrant, innovative mixed-use centre towns nationwide are trying to create." 

- Quote from a Halifax Stakeholder.

Committed Local Investors Driving Change

O&C have been investing in Halifax for many years. From the Blackwell Wellness Centre to 11 Harrison Road, the former Attik nightclub, and the Westgate Quarter, they have expanded Halifax’s prime retail and leisure offer with high-end units, cafés, and office space, and injected new life into the town’s commercial heart. They are currently working on bringing the best-value Grade A office space, along with high quality retail and leisure space, to the historic site of the former headquarters of the Halifax Building Society at The Permanent Buildings and Alexandra Hall.

Once the largest carpet factory in the world, today Dean Clough is one of Halifax's greatest success stories. It began its regeneration journey in the 1980s, and today provides a thriving mixed-use workspace for 150 businesses, workshops, theatres, galleries, bars and restaurants. It is a major hub for financial services and also home to NHS Calderdale.

Dean Clough is one of Halifax's true and unique architectural gems - a striking mill complex with a strong identity. It represents a bold story of transformation and an ongoing scale of ambition. 

Summary: Halifax's strengths

People

• Identity and pride - A strong sense of identity and civic pride drives an engaged and active community.
• Invention and creativity - A legacy of innovation and reinvention has made the people of Halifax inventive, creative and adaptable. Evident in everything from the diverse business ecosystem to the festivals and events that fill the town.
• Kindness - Evidenced through the extensive community and voluntary sector within Halifax providing support and opportunities to local people in need and making things happen.
• Diversity - A diverse population from all over the UK and the world have made Halifax their home bringing their skills, their love for the town and cultural richness.

Economy

• Enterprising - Calderdale is home to a thriving SME community, with the highest regional business density and above-average survival and start-up rates.
• Committed anchors - Calderdale Council working alongside key partners, such as Lloyds, O & C Investments and Dean Clough have invested and will continue to invest into the town centre.
• Diverse sectors - Halifax’s economy is unusually diverse for a town of its size - encompassing advanced manufacturing, creative industries, independent retail, hospitality and a nationally significant financial and professional services sector.
• Leisure, retail and entertainment - Healthy footfall driven by retail, leisure and entertainment destinations such as Woolshops, The Piece Hall and Westgate Arcade attracting visitors into the town.

Built Environment

• An incredible historic environment - a magnificent historic environment with a unique charm, comprising 254 listed buildings and architectural landmarks.
• Living heritage - Halifax leads the way in heritage-led regeneration with the creative re-purposing of historic buildings that bring heritage to life.
• Walkable and compact - A compact, walkable town centre with an intricate, fine grain urban environment providing a comfortable and engaging pedestrian experience.
• A remarkable story - Halifax has a unique and fascinating history, ready to be told through creative interventions and community initiatives.

Natural Environment

• Surrounded by nature - the South Pennine landscape wraps the town in a magnificent green backdrop. It doesn't take long to be in the middle of the countryside. Large parks are located within 20 minutes’ walk.
• Climate action - working towards a Net Zero 2038 target, Calderdale is pushing forward with its intelligence led Local Area Energy Plan and learning how to make retrofit work in stone terrace homes.
• Investing in connectivity - significant infrastructure investment in the town is underway, embedding active travel and green infrastructure into the town’s streets and improving connectivity.

Summary: Halifax's Challenges

People

• Deprivation - Town ward is within the most 10% deprived neighbourhoods in the country, relating to employment, health, disability, crime and living environment - key issues for future projects to address.
• Mobility challenges - Over 1-in-5 people are mobility challenged, making the town centre difficult to access for many. The steep topography presents further challenges to addressing this issue.
• Age and health - By 2029 over 1 in 4 people will be over 65. Ageing is to be celebrated but can bring challenges such as declining health and mobility

Economy

• Skills and qualifications – The number of people aged 16+ with Level 4+ qualifications in Town Ward and Park Ward is significantly lower than the Yorkshire average, creating a barrier to work.
• Retail vacancies - Vacancy of retail units has increased since 2019 from 18.9% to 23.1% in 2023. The top of town has been most impacted, with most of the vacant units clustered to the west of Borough Market.
• Limited commercial market - There is limited office market in Halifax. Proximity to Leeds and Manchester means there is a lack of occupier demand from corporates, with potential knock-on effects in employment opportunities.

Built Environment

• Market and delivery challenges - Like many town and city centres in the north, there is a viability challenge in bringing forward brownfield sites for new development. Halifax has important heritage assets that need preserving, but repurposing comes at a cost.
• Disconnected assets and communities - The A58 and A629 act as major barriers to the town centre, disconnecting Dean Clough, the Station, Park Ward and local parks. Secondary roads also separate the fringes of the town from the core.
• Impact of cars - the sense of place and pedestrian experience of the town centre is negatively impacted by traffic flow and parked cars in the street. There are several road accident hotspots around the town centre.
• Gateways and wayfinding - The town can be difficult to navigate with a lack  of clear, welcoming gateways and arrival points. Key destinations and assets could be better joined up to create a more cohesive townscape and
• urban experience.

Natural Environment

• Limited access to green space - There is a lack of green space within the town centre, with doorstep access to green space within the lowest 20% in the country for young people and over 60s.
• Flooding - Flood risk in Halifax town centre is a concern due to its steep topography, impermeable surfaces and the presence of Hebble Brook. These factors create several flooding hotspots and lead to sewer overloading increasing the risk of water pollution in the river systems.
• Fuel poverty - 9,300 households were in fuel poverty in 2023: 20%, higher than England's average level (using the government's low-income, low energy efficiency indicator).
• The 'lost' Hebble Brook - Much of the Hebble Brook, the town’s only watercourse, is culverted - significantly reducing its amenity and biodiversity value.

Vision and Foundations

Based on the values and characteristics of Halifax, informed by our past and looking to our future, we are working towards six Vision Objectives that will drive and shape action.

Halifax 2036 Vision Statement

Halifax; inventive, proud, hands-on and welcoming.

We’re a town of makers and doers, stitched together by rich heritage and shaped by our warm, friendly spirit. Building on these unique strengths and fuelled by our unconventional soul...

In 2036, Halifax will thrive with creativity, enterprise and opportunity.

A great place to live; a town where green space and community infrastructure are part of the town's heartbeat; 

where creativity and innovation are the fabric of an inclusive economy;

where no nonsense, honest conversation builds trust.

This is Halifax; where we're proud of our past, and even more excited about our future.

Vision 2036 Foundations

Inventive and Adaptive 

Halifax is a town that thinks big, embraces change, and backs new ideas. Future interventions will be underpinned by Halifax's innovative nature, including future-ready infrastructure and opportunities to upskill in key growth sectors – whether that’s growing a green economy, supporting creative industries or developing a circular local economy.

Hands-on and Multi-skilled 

A hands-on town of makers, inventors, builders and problem solvers – Halifax has always been a place where things are made, built, fixed, and reimagined. Future action will build on this energy with things like shared workspaces and skills programmes that turn local ideas into real change.

Kind and Welcoming

Halifax is a place where people look out for each other - open-hearted, neighbourly, and deeply connected. Whether you're visiting or putting down roots here, the town feels like home. Future development will nurture this spirit through people-first design: sociable streets, community spaces, and public areas that bring generations and cultures together.

Honest and No-nonsense

Halifax people say it like it is - a culture of honesty, directness, and down-to -earth conversations. Future projects will reflect this no-nonsense attitude by engaging communities in real dialogue, being transparent in decision-making, and delivering on promises.

Proud and Independent

Halifax is a town that stands out - confident in our character and proud of what makes us different. From our beautiful architecture to our independent spirit, every corner reflects a bold identity. Future projects will celebrate this distinctiveness and civic pride, protecting and celebrating the town’s heritage, telling our stories, supporting local businesses, and delivering innovative action.

Vision 2036 Objectives

Our Vision Objectives are forward-looking, describing the kind of place we want Halifax to be in 2036, while drawing on the strengths of where we are now. The Vision Objectives are linked to the values of 'Calderdale Vision 34', tailored to meet the needs and opportunities of Halifax and our people.

The Vision Objectives include:

An Innovative, Creative and Enterprising Town

With a proud legacy as a town of makers and innovators, and fuelled by a can-do attitude and creative spirit, we’ll maximise the town’s economic growth potential, leveraging our existing sectoral diversity to build a diverse, resilient and inclusive economy. 

An Accessible Town

With a compact walkable core, we’ll connect parks, shops, culture and opportunities, and encourage more walking, disabled access and cycling in the town.  We will improve travel options and integration between modes of transport, creating connections for those who commute to nearby towns and cities for work that are good for people, economy and planet.

A Liveable Town

With easy access to an attractive mix of town centre living, good quality services, jobs and opportunities close to home, Halifax will be a place people want to work and live in as well as an attractive place to visit Our town centre living offer will provide high quality privately owned and rented homes for young professionals, as well as affordable homes for those on lower incomes. Thoughtful planning and building design will help residents and night-time economy businesses to positively co-exist.

A Healthy, Happy and Hopeful Town

People will feel safe, secure, happy, and truly at home in Halifax - where everyday life is easy and enjoyable, and communities feel connected and valued. Communities will lead the way, with real opportunities for playing an active role in decisions that matter and creating a local economy that benefits everyone.

A Historic and Cultural Town

Already a destination on the map, Halifax will build on its heritage and culture-led successes, further integrating and showcasing the town's cultural and heritage assets to ensure the whole community benefits and attract more visitors, future residents and investors. We will showcase what best practice in retrofitting heritage buildings looks like, ensuring that buildings are warm and cost-effective to run.

A Green and Resilient Town

Weaving nature into the fabric of the town, we will create vibrant living and biodiverse spaces that support health and wellbeing and climate resilience. Investment in energy efficiency; renewable energy and clean electric vehicle networks will futureproof the town and create immediate benefits for businesses and residents alike. The town will see investment in new jobs and skills so that we can take advantage of the opportunities from the shift to a green economy.

By 2036 Halifax will be… 

An innovative, creative and enterprising town

Halifax’s economic diversity, combined with clear strengths in financial and professional services, advanced manufacturing and creative industries provides a strong anchor for growth, and its value can be enhanced by enabling new business services, investing in skills pipelines, making connections to local supply chains, and encouraging spin-offs and innovation to help spread economic opportunity.

By making connections across sectors, and with entrepreneurs, education providers and communities, Halifax can retain wealth locally and adapt to shifting national and global markets.

The Vision for Halifax fits with our overall economic strategy for Calderdale – an Inclusive Economy Strategy which helps us work together for a growing economy, reducing inequality, and building a financially and an environmentally sustainable future for the Borough.   

The Vision will:

• Support our inclusive economy - Ensuring everyone can contribute to and benefit from Halifax’s economy and supporting strong links with local supply chains.
• Accelerate business growth and start-ups - By focusing on our sector strengths and forging strong links with existing businesses we will encourage the retention of existing businesses, support future expansions and help new business start-ups.
• Support diverse employment and skills development opportunities - Aligning adult and young people’s skill and employability development programmes with our growing business base, and fostering collaboration between Halifax's businesses, education institutions and voluntary sector, we will grow our talent base, increase employment and address skills gaps, supporting people into higher value, high growth roles.
• Cultivate growth sector synergies - Creating spaces and forums to support and foster cross-sector collaboration, enhancing digital connectivity, diversifying our workspaces and encouraging more businesses to call Halifax their home.
• Grow a green and circular economy - Building on Halifax's manufacturing and engineering prowess, we'll position Halifax as a regional leader in green construction and engineering, fostering innovation and creating high-value jobs.
• Develop new workspaces to support a diverse economy - Workspaces fit for the current and future economy will fuel jobs, skills and enterprise and new uses for existing vacant properties will bring more footfall to the town, creating safer environments.

By 2036 Halifax will be… 

An accessible town

Halifax will be a town where everyone feels welcome and can move easily through inclusive green streets and public spaces. By connecting people to parks, shops, culture, and community through accessible infrastructure, low-carbon transport options, and well-designed public realm, it will be easier for everyone to take part in town life.

This Vision aligns with Calderdale’s emerging Transport Strategy - Calderdale in Motion - supporting resilient places, thriving people, and a healthy planet through a transport network that is safe, reliable and resilient, inclusive and affordable, and well-integrated to support cleaner, more accessible movement for all.

The Vision aims to:

• Improve connections across town - Ensuring everyone, regardless of age or ability, can access key destinations, services and events with dignity and ease and creating a walkable, joined-up Halifax.
• Deliver an efficient, interconnected transport network - Reducing public transport travel times, enhancing regional connectivity, and supporting inclusive economic growth. Supporting modal shifts towards healthier, more sustainable modes of travel and public transport/ active travel as a primary means of getting about.
• Make healthy, green and active links across the town and beyond - Improving air quality, encouraging walking and cycling, and supporting physical and mental wellbeing through access to nature. Linking the town centre with the strategic walking and cycling network and surrounding countryside.
• Create safer streets - Reducing road traffic incidents and addressing wider concerns about personal security, including crime and anti-social behaviour, to improve safety and confidence for pedestrians and cyclists, especially vulnerable users.

We will measure impact by footfall at key locations, reductions in road traffic accidents, and improved air quality around the town.

By 2036 Halifax will be… 

A liveable town

High quality housing is a foundation for vibrancy, inclusivity and resilience. 

By delivering a diverse mix and more affordable, high-quality homes, and by creating vibrant, accessible neighbourhoods, Halifax will support healthier lifestyles and stronger social bonds — ensuring everyone can thrive in a town designed for people, and sustaining shops, services and culture.

The Local Plan identifies Halifax as a Strategic Town Centre and as such is the focus for proposals and investment in major comparison retailing as well as other main town centre uses including commercial, leisure, entertainment, food and drink, offices, hotels, recreation and art and culture. To support this, the Halifax Vision sets out a positive and proactive framework for the development and regeneration of the centre. This will support independent businesses and ensure Halifax can both evolve and attract new investment, creating a platform for economic, social and environmental activity.

The Vision reflects the priorities of the Housing Strategy, driving growth through housing development and regenerating of brownfield sites in the town centre, partnering with a range of providers to deliver a balanced mix of new housing, better designed, more accessible, more sustainable and more affordable – housing provision to suit the needs of all.

The Vision will:

• Increase the number of people living in the town centre - Creating low-carbon communities close to services, amenities and public spaces, supporting a vibrant and bustling town centre economy and making effective use of brownfield sites and existing buildings.
• Nurture healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods - Ensuring people of all ages can live, grow, and age in place, fostering mutual support and social resilience.
• Make homes warmer and healthier - Warmer, healthier homes mean cheaper heating costs, reduced carbon emissions, improved ventilation, lower risk of condensation, damp and mould growth, and better physical and mental health for residents.  We will work to bring forward approaches to improve energy efficiency, developing attractive and low-cost finance solutions provided at scale to make this work affordable and viable for lower income owner occupiers and private rented landlords.
• Transition heritage buildings to Net-Zero - Furthering the work done on existing cultural and heritage buildings to ensure they reduce their carbon footprint and are resilient for the future - benefiting from renewable technology and fabric improvements to reduce operational costs and improve comfort for staff and visitors.

We will measure impact by the number of new homes and affordable homes, and improvements in EPC ratings.

By 2036 Halifax will be… 

A healthy, happy and hopeful town

Halifax will be a place where residents feel valued and at home, with opportunities to shape their town and engage in civic life Halifax will celebrate diversity, foster belonging, improve safety, encourage volunteering and promote civic engagement to create a place where people feel valued, engaged, empowered, and most importantly, in a place where they belong.

This Vision Objective supports the Building Stronger Communities Framework and Calderdale’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy with its focus on hope and aspiration, good mental health and strong social networks.

The Vision will:

• Enhance quality of life - Improving people's everyday experiences through better housing, safer streets and community action.  This supports Calderdale’s pledge to become an Age-Friendly Borough and an ambition to support local employers and businesses to adopt the Fair Work Charter, paying good wages and supporting health in the workplace.
• Support healthy lifestyles and reduce loneliness - Through enhanced access to green spaces, play and opportunities to engage in physical activity in daily life.  Creating opportunities to come together, learn and grow as a community – fostering a sense of pride and belonging, as well as strong social networks and vibrant communities.
• Grow healthy places - Significantly improving health and wellbeing by creating green spaces for communities to come together and feel safe to enjoy, as well as creating cleaner air and reducing respiratory illnesses.
• Increase and improve the opportunities for community-led solutions - Placing local people at the heart of the town's regeneration - cultivating a sense of civic pride, shared purpose and belonging.  Creating and retaining more wealth locally with more economic opportunities and investment locked in to benefit local communities. Community powered approaches to creating an inclusive economy, including community ownership of local assets, family run business and community enterprise, will grow and be sustainable.

We will measure impact by healthy life expectancy and perceptions of optimism for the future, friendly and welcoming places and kind communities.

By 2036 Halifax will be… 

A historical and cultural town

The creative re-imagination of Halifax's heritage assets has been central to the town's success to date. The Vision seeks to further diversify Halifax's cultural scene, introducing innovative heritage experiences across the town, and promoting cultural assets as drivers for economic growth and connected communities. 

The Vision supports Calderdale’s Visitor Economy Strategy through its focus on working collaboratively to develop offers that will continue to appeal to a wide range of audiences while enhancing the quality of life for residents. 

The Vision aligns with Calderdale’s Cultural Strategy by prioritising a cohesive cultural infrastructure that empowers communities to lead, grow, and sustain their own cultural capacity. This approach aims to highlight Halifax’s unique identity as a reflection of its residents. The goal of establishing "hubs of creativity" throughout the town is to integrate locally cultivated skills with a global perspective, thereby increasing foot traffic in the high streets and enhancing visibility and recognition of the local talent pool.

The Vision will:

• Enhance green spaces & heritage landscapes - Enhance and promote Halifax's historic parks and green spaces as vital community assets for recreation, wellbeing and ecological benefit.
• Tell the stories of Halifax - Recognising storytelling as a powerful way of enhancing sense of place and working with key local groups to embed the town's diverse stories in future activation and place branding projects.  Creative storytelling and accessible culture using the existing urban fabric to creatively to tell the town’s story, and connecting with the next generation of heritage stewards and champions to bring heritage to life.
• Diversify our cultural offer - Continue to work with key partners across Calderdale's creative and cultural sectors to constantly innovate and diversify our cultural offer, attracting new audiences through technology. We are committed to fostering new regional, national, and international partnerships aimed at developing cluster ecosystems within our key subsectors of the creative industries. Our objective is to attract inward investment, enable originality, and promote growth through collaboration.
• Adopt an adaptive re-use first approach - Prioritising the adaptive reuse of existing historic buildings over demolition and new build, reducing environmental impact and preserving the town's historic character.  Repurpose industrial sites, mills, and historic landscapes to provide new uses while keeping Halifax’s character alive.

By 2036 Halifax will be… 

A historical and cultural town

We’re committed to leading a resilient, zero-carbon future - weaving green and blue infrastructure into the town, creating healthier doorstep environments and reducing fuel bills.

By embedding sustainability in housing, infrastructure and the public realm, and by investing in renewable energy, sustainable travel and green infrastructure we can protect our town from future shocks and showcase how towns can adapt and prosper in a low-carbon future.

Calderdale’s Climate Action Plan provides the framing for this element of the Vision, as it sets out how communities in Calderdale are coming together to take action. From creating warm and resilient buildings, growing a green economy, transforming transport and how we get around to work with land and nature to protect us in the long-term. The Climate Partnership are working together to influence positive change and create a creating a healthier, greener, and fairer Calderdale.

The Vision will:

• Design for a changing climate - Integrating rain gardens, sustainable urban drainage, green roofs and renewable energy into housing and public realm, to protect our homes and infrastructure, reduce impacts on the sewer system and enhance water quality, while ensuring people can find shade and cool down on hotter summer days. Housing retrofit works described above can make homes more resilient against the impacts of severe weather events such as heavy rainfall, flooding, and long periods of cold weather, as well as reducing fuel poverty.
• Bring nature to our doorstep - Connecting woodlands and upland landscapes into the town, with green space and leisure on the doorstep.
• Support nature recovery and biodiversity - Achieving a measurable net gain in ecological value across the town and reverse the decline of key local species.

We will know if we are succeeding through progress in carbon emission reductions and perceptions that people and organisations are tackling the climate emergency.

Big Moves

Our Big Moves translate Vision Objectives into actionable programmes of work. The projects within each Big Move have the potential to build early momentum, act as catalysts for change and unlock wider benefits. Together, they form the practical roadmap for turning the Vision into reality.

Big Move 1 - Grow: our inclusive and creative economy

This Big Move seeks to support growth in key sectors, including advanced manufacturing, finance and professional services and the green economy, as well as further leveraging creative and digital skills.

The projects included will support local people in adapting, up-skilling and re-skilling for the future, opening doors to higher value job opportunities and addressing the productivity gap. This includes instilling young people’s confidence in Halifax – helping them secure employment in the town (and beyond) as they move from education into the workplace.

Halifax will continue to be ‘open for business’ – supporting existing and new businesses in the town – ensuring they can secure the right talent and skills, access the right premises (and land), and secure the right financial and advisory support at each stage of the business life-cycle.

The Big Move includes a blended solution of economic initiatives, which, when coupled with the other Big Moves, will create the right conditions for inclusive and sustainable growth.

Delivered and ongoing activity

Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre

A social enterprise business hub run by Halifax Opportunities Trust, providing flexible workspaces and support services for businesses, ranging from start-ups to established SMEs, particularly those in the creative, digital, and professional sectors including:

• Business Networking Events
• Conferencing and Meeting Facilities
• Start-up Support
• Employment and Skills Programmes

Dean Clough

Providing a thriving mixed-use workspace for 150 businesses, over 4,000 employees and a major hub for financial services.

Halifax Business Improvement District 

The BID uses a levy on businesses within the town centre area to fund projects that enhance the trading environment, increase footfall and offer accessible business support packages to town centre businesses. 

Financial and Professional Services Investment

In 2025 Lloyds Banking Group completed a multi-million-pound transformation of its landmark Halifax office. Sustainability was central to the project, with a ground-breaking ground-source heat pump, 100% renewable electricity and innovative waste reduction measures, all while preserving heritage features. The site is home to a skilled workforce of 3,500, serving as a hub for nurturing Yorkshire’s next generation of talent and playing a vital role in driving economic growth - contributing not only to Halifax and West Yorkshire, but also to the wider national economy.

Calderdale Creates and Calderdale Heritage Collective 

Leading organisations in Calderdale's culture, creative and heritage sectors supporting sector resilience, collaboration and skills development.

Borough Market Start-up Programmes

A range of programmes by Calderdale Council to support new traders and 'pop-up' stands to encourage local people to test their products, including first-year rates reductions.

Calderdale College Investment in Growth Sectors

Calderdale Collage offers T levels and apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing and engineering. In partnership with Halifax Renewable Energy, the college recently invested £400,000 in Renewable Energy Training Equipment to support green skills development and covers retrofit and sustainability as key elements of their curriculum.

Mill Studios for Digital Skills 

A digital creative skills hub established by Calderdale College at Dean Clough, working with young people aged 16 and over and local digital and creative industries to bring the latest technologies in theatre, film and TV production, music, and gaming to Calderdale.

Existing activity provides a strong foundation in skills and enterprise infrastructure, and a fantastic base for future expansion.

Key Projects and Future Ambitions

KP1: Growth Sector Innovation and Skills Partnership

The Growth Sector Innovation and Skills Partnership would bring together education providers, local employers, the creative sector, and voluntary organisations to align skills provision with the needs of Calderdale’s priority growth sectors. Its purpose would be to create clear pathways into work, widen access to training, and build a workforce that can support innovation and business growth.

The partnership could build on existing sector-focused activity led by Calderdale College, as well as the Employment Hub and Youth Hub, ensuring these assets are coordinated and targeted where demand is strongest. It could also explore opportunities to increase entry-level and foundational skills provision through Calderdale Adult Learning, making training more accessible and better connected to local job opportunities.

KP2: Business Start-ups and Early Growth

A strengthened start-up and early-growth offer could build on existing work at the market and focus on inspiring new entrepreneurs, improving access to advice and mentoring, and linking young firms to finance and workspace. The aim would be to grow the pipeline of new businesses and improve their survival and scale-up prospects.

Business Incubators

This project would create small-scale co-working and incubator space in the town centre by repurposing vacant buildings and bringing under-used areas back into productive use. The aim would be to provide flexible, affordable space for start-ups, freelancers, and creative businesses, encouraging collaboration, supporting early-stage growth, and adding activity and footfall to the town core.

There is strong potential to align this work with the CalderdaleCreates creative workspace feasibility study, using its market insights to shape the offer, or to deliver the project with a private-sector development partner. A short needs-based assessment would be required to define the specific workspace requirements, target users, delivery model, and commercial feasibility.

Halifax Business Charter 

A Business Charter that starts with the principles of the Fair Work Charter and wider inclusive employment commitments could act as a formal agreement between Halifax’s key anchor institutions, such as the Council, Calderdale College, Lloyds, The Piece Hall, and the NHS, to increase local procurement, expand local employment opportunities, and champion responsible business practices. The Charter would create a shared framework for supporting skills development, improving access to good work, and strengthening the local business ecosystem.

Place Brand

Building on Calderdale 2034, The Next Chapter, and ‘Discover Halifax’, this project can create a clear and compelling place brand for Halifax. A unified identity would help investors and businesses understand the area’s strengths and opportunities, and signpost support for establishing or growing a business, finding suitable premises, and accessing funding. The brand would ensure Halifax presents a confident, consistent message to attract investment and new activity.

Big Move 2 - Strengthen our Social Foundations

Halifax has a large and active voluntary and community sector, supporting community resilience and health and wellbeing, and fundamental to strong communities and strong relationships. 

This Big Move puts forward projects to create places and spaces for communities to come together, grow and flourish - shared spaces, built by local people, where people can feel a sense of pride and belonging.

Delivered and Ongoing Activity

Local organisations are already delivering impactful initiatives — from wellbeing and inclusion to skills development and sustainability. Their work offers a powerful springboard for future transformation, and their presence is an essential part of our town’s social infrastructure.

The Staying Well Programme

Staying Well is a council commissioned programme of social prescribing and community development. It connects residents to local groups, activities and volunteering opportunities as well as fostering a greater number of activities in the central area. In Halifax this programme is delivered by Halifax Opportunities Trust.

The Outback Community Kitchen and Garden

A one-acre site in Park Ward operates on organic and sustainable principles, offering "Grow Well" gardening sessions for wellbeing, community pantry services, and workshops. It serves as a vital space for education and community gathering.

The Culturedale Hub

During Calderdale’s Year of Culture, Calderdale Council created the Culturedale Hub within a vacant unit, providing a resource to community and creative organisations and groups.

Due to the initiative’s popularity, the hub has moved into a larger vacant unit, showing the demand for flexible collaboration space.

Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC)

CFFC is a crucial organisation based in Halifax. It acts as a hub that supports local charities and voluntary groups by distributing grants and providing expert advice. It has distributed over £34 million in grants since 1991, helping to fund a vast number of community projects.

The Hub @ Bull Green

Newground Together, an independent charity and part of the Together Housing Group, is delivering practical support that strengthens social infrastructure from their hub at Bull Green House. Their work focuses on creating opportunities, improving wellbeing, and building resilience for local residents. 

They support people to move into work through tailored, hands-on advice and offer residents energy advice to reduce their household costs through home assessments, practical advice, and workshops.   Through their Youth Hub they have partnered with the DWP to support 16–24-year-olds with confidence-building, mental wellbeing, and skills development.

Voluntary Action Calderdale (VAC)

This charity supports and strengthens the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sectors across Calderdale and Kirklees. It plays a vital role in championing and supporting the work of local community groups.

They act as a volunteering hub and central point for matching individuals to local volunteering opportunities, strengthening community capacity across Halifax.

Halifax Opportunities Trust

HOT are a community anchor organisation committed to boosting local economic resilience.  They provide direct assistance in finding meaningful work, offering apprenticeship qualifications in sectors like early years, and delivering ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and citizenship classes to support community integration.

Many other Halifax based organisations, such as Calderdale Women's Centre, St Augustine's, Happy Days, Basement Recovery, Healthy Minds, Halifax Society for the Blind, Calderdale Credit Union and Citizens Advice Calderdale support specific communities in Halifax and the wider Calderdale community, providing an impressive civic infrastructure for the town and re-enforcing Halifax as a town that welcomes and celebrates diversity and is a safe and inclusive place for everyone.\

Key Projects

KP4: Community-Led Art under North Bridge

The area under North Bridge has been identified by many as a place to deliver immediate change. The proximity of the river, the new leisure centre and the route between Dean Clough and town centre create a nodal point where small scale action could bring positive outcomes.

A first step could be to bring the community and local artists together to develop an art installation below the bridges to uplift the area and encourage people into the area. Next steps could include pop up cinema, fairground or art workshops to build the connection to Dean Clough and improve the safety and perception of the area.

KP5: Halifax Engagement Hub

With so much going on in the town, there is an opportunity to bring engagement together.  To develop spaces for dialogue, exhibitions, workshops and community engagement. Building on the strong identity of the Borough Market to create a space for ongoing civic engagement, with strong links to the Council and Business Improvement District.

KP3: Halifax VCSE network

There is a clear opportunity to bring together Halifax’s community infrastructure more regularly to foster collaboration, creativity and social innovation.  Building on the existing Halifax Town Board and BID, the Halifax VCSE Network will convene the VCSE sector based in and around Halifax town centre, building on the work of CFFC, Halifax Opportunities Trust, Voluntary Action Calderdale and others. Longer term, the network could provide opportunities to collaborate to create efficiencies, share spaces and develop joint services and projects to maximise the benefit and reach of their work.

The network would amplify Voluntary Action Calderdale’s role as a volunteering voice and hub, and longer term could provide opportunities to identify more physical spaces to expand HOT's skill development and integration classes (ESOL, apprenticeships) and the gardening and wellbeing sessions pioneered at The Outback as well as services provided by other organisations in the town.

Big Move 3 - Connect: Our People and Places

The Big Move is focused on making it easier, healthier and cleaner to get about. The proposed projects build on the strong foundation of investment and innovation already being delivered within the public realm and street network across Halifax—leveraging recent transport upgrades and public realm improvements to create an even more connected, people-focused town.

Delivered and Ongoing Activity

Significant transport infrastructure investment  is either underway or delivered, creating better connections and a more pleasant environment.

Halifax Bus Station

The new Halifax bus station, which opened in 2024, has created a modern and energy-efficient facility to improve public transport accessibility and passenger experience in the town centre.

A629 Improvement Works Phase 2 

Significant upgrades to the town's highways network, including street greening, cycle lanes and carriageway narrowing.

• Bull Green Roundabout
• Northgate and Bus Station - new green street and pocket square along Wade Street
• Active travel and public realm enhancements around the historic centre – Market Street, Albion Street and Old Market
• Junction enhancements – Commercial Street-Fountain Street, Cow Green- Pellon Lane, Bull Green,
• Market Street, Albion Street, and Old Market Street
• Diversion of traffic from Square Road and pedestrianisation at Square Chapel
• -Horton Street-Church Street junction

West Halifax: Improved Streets for People

A scheme focused on improving pedestrian movement and bus journey times by overcoming the severance caused by the A58, creating better, more direct connections between the town centre and the communities of West Halifax.

North Halifax: Improved Streets for People

A scheme focused on improving walking and cycling connections between Halifax town centre, Dean Clough and the northern neighbourhoods, enhancing accessibility and creating more appealing, direct routes for communities currently underserved by active travel infrastructure.

Art and About Trail

A cultural trail designed to increase footfall and showcase the town's unique heritage and culture by combining existing landmarks with new art installations around the town centre.

George Square 

Part of the current Future High Streets Fund programme, transforming the area into a more welcoming, greener, and safer public space.

Key Projects

KP6: Plans for parking 

An audit of existing car parking facilities and delivery of a modern approach to parking, with strategically located EV charging stations located in sustainable locations.  A car parking plan will be developed in tandem with the ongoing transport strategy with the aim of reviewing existing car parking provision and demand and determining opportunities for consolidation, appropriateness for change of use and/or development while balancing the requirements of some people to access the town centre via car.

KP7: Green spine 

Building on significant transport infrastructure investments, a project that aligns with station gateway and Beacon Hill proposals to enhance the arrival experience to the town from the station.  Encouraging more footfall into the top of the town and creating a welcoming environment along Horton Street and Wards End, as well as promoting connections to the green spaces at People’s Park.  With the active involvement of businesses along the way.

KP8: Hebble Trail extension

The Hebble Trail is a popular walking and cycle route that comes close to linking Halifax town centre with all of the other major settlements of Calderdale via the towpath of the Rochdale canal. The extension project would bring the trail through the heart of Halifax and from there should link into the active improvements of the A629 Phase 2 and North Halifax Improved Streets for People schemes to provide a continuous link up to and beyond Dean Clough - creating a connected, green thread of pockets parks and spaces.

The scheme has the potential to deliver socioeconomic, health and wellbeing benefits to the communities throughout its route as well as those that walk and wheel along it.

KP9: Wayfinding

Calderdale Council is developing a comprehensive borough-wide wayfinding strategy, primarily focused on pedestrians and, to a lesser extent, cyclists. This strategy will shape all future wayfinding interventions within the public realm, ensuring a consistent and coherent approach to walking and cycling information across Calderdale.

Wayfinding infrastructure will be delivered in Halifax, installing a high-quality system of totems and fingerposts that will enable residents and visitors alike to navigate the town centre with confidence and ease. Beyond simple navigation, the scheme will also introduce users to key landmarks, destinations, and local information, enriching their understanding and overall experience of place.

Future Ambitions

Shared Transport Hubs

Create integrated travel hubs where walking, cycling, public transport and Car Club vehicle usage come together. These hubs would make switching between travel modes easy, helping more people leave the car behind and explore the town sustainably.

Quality Streets

A town-wide programme to transform Halifax’s streets into welcoming, greener and more comfortable public spaces. This includes developing a consistent street furniture palette, more places to sit and rest, permeable paving, urban trees and planting, and improved lighting. These standards would ensure all streets, from key routes to smaller lanes, meet a minimum quality baseline.

Digital Halifax 

The project would establish what digital infrastructure will drive benefits for residents’ quality of life, improve digital connectivity for businesses and support sustainable regeneration. This could involve free public Wi-Fi as a foundational service, deploying IoT-enabled smart urban technology (such as meters measuring environmental data in green spaces) to directly support Net Zero goals. Longer-term, the project could build on the Calderdale Wayfinding Strategy to create a seamless, technology-enhanced experience for navigating and interacting with the town centre.

Big Move 4 – Re-imagine our Town Centre

Building on two decades of cultural investment, creative reuse, and public realm improvements, this Big Move will amplify the momentum already transforming Halifax. The projects will diversify the retail core by blending culture, commerce, and community—turning underused spaces into vibrant destinations and ensuring the town centre thrives as a place to live, work, and play as town centre usage patterns change across the country.

Delivered and Ongoing Activity

There's a lot already happening in the town centre and a buzz about the place. This Big Move seeks to grow this sense of activity and place, and more evenly distribute it around the town.

The Piece Hall 

Since its grand reopening on Yorkshire Day in August 2017, following a £19 million heritage-led transformation, The Piece Hall in Halifax has evolved into one of the UK’s most celebrated cultural destinations. The Grade I listed Georgian building is a vibrant hub for commerce, culture, and community, featuring independent shops, restaurants, and a striking central courtyard. It has become a catalyst for Halifax’s regeneration, hosting world-class music concerts, festivals and community celebrations. Its success has been recognised with numerous awards, including Outstanding Contribution to Tourism (Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards 2022) and the Inspirational Venue of the Year (Northern Music Awards 2025). Today, The Piece Hall stands as a unique symbol of heritage and innovation, blending historic character with a dynamic year-round programme of cultural activity that has attracted millions of visitors.

Northgate House

A major regeneration project that transformed the former Council offices and Central Library buildings into a modern, mixed-use hub for education, high-quality office space, and ground-floor retail/leisure, bringing RSA and 800 young people into the town centre. 

Blackwell Wellness Centre 

A health and wellbeing hub located in the refurbished Old Magistrates Court building in Halifax, offering a range of services from counselling and physiotherapy to beauty treatments.

Borough Market upgrade 

The transformation of Halifax's historic Borough Market is a multi-million-pound regeneration project, funded by the Government's Future High Streets Fund making the Victorian market a warmer, brighter, and more welcoming destination. The refurbishment of the Albany Arcade is creating space for events and activities with new equipment to enhance event hosing and pop-up stalls for temporary trading.

Westgate Phase II expansion 

This high-end shopping and leisure destination being developed by O+C will create up to 12 new premises for a mix of retail, leisure and office uses, extending the prime retail quarter and bringing a national food retail covenant to town. The Grade II listed India Buildings in Halifax are undergoing refurbishment to be transformed into a mixed-use development, including new residential, apart-hotel, and commercial spaces.

Victoria Theatre refurbishment 

Funded by the UK Government’s Future High Streets Fund, this project has enhanced accessibility, visitor experience, and preserved the heritage of the Grade II listed building.

Halifax's events calendar 

Halifax boasts a vibrant, year-round calendar of events from world class music performances and heritage celebrations to unique community experiences, made possible through the collaborative efforts of local businesses and passionate event organisers. This strong cultural offer is a major draw for people and plays a vital role in maintaining the town’s energy and appeal. 

Complementing these events is a rich programme of historic walking tours, delivered by dedicated volunteers. Highlights include the Magna Via Walk, the Town Centre Self-Guided Trail, the Town Hall Tour and the Panoramic Walking Tour of Halifax. These experiences showcase Halifax’s remarkable architecture, heritage and Instagram worthy locations, ensuring visitors leave with lasting memories. Looking ahead, heritage, culture and experiences, will be central to attracting future generations, creating compelling reasons to explore, shop, and spend time in Halifax’s retail spaces.

Key Projects

KP10: Streets in the sky 

The unique, historic residential properties located on the upper levels and roofline of the Halifax Borough Market building originate from the late 19th century and represent an important element of the town’s cultural heritage. Now integrated into guided tours and heritage narratives, they offer visitors and residents an authentic insight into the history of Halifax. 

A feasibility study would address the technical issues such as drainage, waste disposal, accessibility, utilities, and fire safety that need to be resolved in bringing these dwellings back into beneficial use and assess options for potential future purposes with a residential focus, aiming to enhance town centre living within this distinctive Grade II listed building.

KP11: Pop-ups and activation

A review of the potential of currently vacant units could lead to their creative re-use with small scale interventions such as mini-cinemas, instillations telling the historic story of the building or area, while moveable markets and pop-up food halls increase visitor numbers. There are clear opportunities for the BID, creatives and community organisations to develop narrative and content for the programme, and forward planning would ensure a co-ordinated approach, policies for leases and management and a legacy that could lead to more permanent projects.

KP12: Creative Streets 

A community arts project working across the historic town centre and local trails, drawing Halifax's creativity out into the streets and creating a very clear thread of colour and storyline through the town (in surfaces and on buildings) linking historic places and 'hidden gem' spaces. Murals on buildings and shutters, creative wayfinding instillations, and street art would create a clearly navigable and engaging trail, building on the Arts and About project to create movement through the town and activity along key pedestrian routes.

Future Ambitions

Destination Halifax

Halifax is rapidly strengthening its position as one of Yorkshire’s leading culinary destinations. Building on its growing food scene—from artisan producers to independent eateries—the town will continue to celebrate Yorkshire’s renowned food heritage through iconic spaces such as Halifax Borough Market, Westgate Arcade, and Dean Clough.  As a Purple Flag Town, Halifax already enjoys a reputation for safety and quality in its night-time economy. This project will build on that status, positioning Halifax as a premier destination for eating, drinking, and cultural experiences through sustained marketing, joined up visitor offers and a consistently diverse programme of events and activities. 

Heritage works

Refurbishment of heritage buildings to create a broader mix of ground floor business spaces, including leisure and wellbeing uses, as well as new homes at upper storeys.

Alexandra Street

With top quality food retailers able to spill into the street, in a managed way, through the spring and summer months, a flexible and attractive environment would encourage a wider range of visitors and people working in Halifax to this quarter of Halifax as the ‘go to’ location for relaxation and leisure. 

Big Move 5 - Transform: Our Gateway Neighbourhoods

Beyond the town centre core, the Big Move promotes a strategy for delivering sustainable, mixed-use neighbourhoods around Halifax's gateway areas and edges.

The proposed projects will deliver new homes, green space, hubs and cultural assets that reconnect Halifax to its people, landscapes and heritage, transforming peripheral areas into thriving, well-connected places and residential communities.

Delivered and Ongoing Activity

With investment in new homes, and a Local Plan and Placemaking and Design Guide in place, this Big Move focuses on how to lever further investment in locations that will make a significant difference across the town.

Bolt Works 

The Bolt Works development by Placefirst is a 122- home, build-to-rent apartment complex opened in 2025, designed to provide high-quality, energy-efficient housing and representing a key moment in Halifax’s town centre living offer.

Halifax Leisure Centre

The new Halifax Leisure Centre is a multimillion-pound development, which will combine a six-lane swimming pool and a wide range of modern facilities to promote health and wellbeing for all residents. Integrated with local health partners, it will be a catalyst project at the bottom of town and enhance connections to Dean Clough.

Together-Housing at St James Court and Albion Court 

As part of a review of all high-rise buildings the need for major works at St James Court and Albion Court was identified and Together Housing have been helping residents find a new home.  There are options under consideration and if renovation work is carried out it will take a minimum of three years.

Key Projects 

Western Gateway Neighbourhood

At the top of town, a number of potential projects could improve connections with Park Ward and the west, creating new homes and quality urban environments.

KP13: Hopwood Lane Triangle 

Forming the gateway between the residential area of West Central Halifax and the town centre, this area also links the centre to Calderdale College, People’s Park, and the Elsie Whiteley Centre. With numerous historic buildings in and a sustainable location, there are pockets of underused land, and many buildings are in poor condition. 

The opportunity is for mixed use development including new homes, commercial development and community facilities. This will require overcoming fragmented landownership, and viability challenges, and improving the public realm that integrate with the improvements around Bull Green and Cow Green.

KP14: Together Housing High-rise

Together Housing has undertaken a review of its 15 high rise blocks across the borough, with a view to regenerating sites to re-provide high-quality homes for existing and new tenants and ensure the provision of affordable and accessible housing to support a growing community. In Halifax, the review has the potential to act as a catalyst for future residential growth and enhance connectivity from the town centre through to Park Ward to the west.

KP15: Creating a Sense of Arrival 

A number of streets and key junctions leading into the town centre, including Hopwood Lane, Gibbet Street and St. John's Lane, could enhance the arrival experience to the town, improve safety for non-vehicle users and address severance between the town centre and surrounding communities.

Station Gateway Neighbourhood

At the bottom of town, in the area around the railway station, projects could deliver catalytic regeneration in a key gateway location already home to significant cultural assets and bristling with industrial charm.

KP16: Halifax Works

Broadening the lens from a focus on improvements to access and movement in and around the station, to create one connected place, centred around the new public square being delivered between the station and Square Chapel and including Eureka! and sites around Horton Street and New Road.

The sites, including heritage buildings, could deliver a landmark mixed-use development combining homes, diverse workspaces, public realm, and new flexible units along ground floors for a range of retail or community uses – and act as an opportunity to grow Halifax's creative sector.

KP17: Warehouse Conversions

Adaptive reuse of heritage warehouse buildings to provide distinctive living spaces and ground-floor creative studios and workspaces. The project could deliver a layered live–work offer that reinforces Halifax’s identity as a place where creativity and making things are central parts of everyday life. Potential to host a sector skills hub to connect innovation, enterprise and training.  Larger footprint warehouses and sites have the potential to house film and music studios.

Big Move 6 – Unlock the Hebble Valley Arc

Reconnecting the town the town with its woodland and upland landscapes and creating green corridor routes along the Hebble Brook can make the town healthier, greener and more connected, as well as creating attractive space for more residential development.

The proposed projects will open up access, support biodiversity and create spaces along the valley for gathering, play and exploration.  A new green corridor will develop along the Hebble Brook, connecting and reinterpreting historic assets and improving the connection to Dean Clough.

Delivered and Ongoing Activity

Key Projects are already reshaping this part of Halifax - strengthening connections, improving community spaces, and setting a strong foundation for the delivery of this Big Move in a way that focuses on connections and sense of place.

Dean Clough masterplan 

Work is progressing on a Dean Clough masterplan, with aims to consolidate parking and develop new homes.

Minster View 

A mixed use development site being brought to market in a key location at the bottom of town.

Minster Conservation Management Plan 

Halifax Minster’s Conservation Management Plan guides the future development and conservation of Halifax Minster by setting out a framework for its management, maintenance and safeguarding, based on a foundation understanding of its history, significance and the issues it faces. It provides an important framework that will inform future changes and projects

Square Chapel/Charles Street public realm

Creating an open and welcoming public space on the approach to the Piece Hall, and a pleasant walking and cycling route into the town centre.  With access for approved vehicles a safe and traffic-free environment will be created in this area, with the main road carrying traffic around the eastern side of Halifax rerouted.

Key projects

Station Gateway Neighbourhood

KP18: Uncover and Re-naturalise the Hebble Brook

The project would see the Hebble Brook uncovered and re-naturalised - creating a diverse area for local habitat and wildlife, a new amenity asset for residents and visitors to enjoy, and the focal point for a healthy new neighbourhood at the bottom of town. The re-naturalising project would deliver natural flood water management systems around the brook, futureproofing the bottom of the town against the impacts of climate change.

KP19: The Hebble Green Link

A strategic active travel and green infrastructure route along Hebble Brook and Charlestown Road, anchored by the new leisure centre. It could extend play and exercise into the public realm through play spaces, adult fitness areas, and active travel routes, while providing a heritage and landscape trail linking Dean Clough, the old railway line, Hebble Brook, and the Minster.

KP20: North Bridge Park

An under-flyover public park and event space has the potential to connect the new leisure centre, Dean Clough and the town centre, featuring creative art installations, wayfinding to nearby heritage sites, and adaptive reuse of the car park to host pop-up events and a range of play areas to cater for different age ranges, linked to the leisure centre. The project could celebrate the area’s historic assets - including the railway, coal drops, viaducts, and mill buildings - creating a vibrant destination for community, culture, and built heritage.

Implementation and Delivery

The Halifax Place Vision sets out opportunities to support the transformation of the town centre. 

It provides a flexible framework and investment prospectus for delivery by a range of partners across the public, private and voluntary and community sector, and in conjunction with key agencies like West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Homes England. As a 10-year Vision it has flexibility to respond to changes in the economic and political climate and adapt to future policy change.

Strategic fit

The Place Vision has been informed by and is aligned to an existing suite of strategy documents developed by Calderdale Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority that guide decision-making across the borough. The Vision focuses regional and borough-wide objectives at the local scale.

National

These national strategies are crucial to shaping the Halifax Place Vision 2036, providing the overarching policy frameworks, funding priorities, and legislative direction.

• National Planning Policy Framework (2024)
• National Transport Strategy
• UK Industrial Strategy
• UK Net Zero Strategy

Regional

Regional strategies are essential to the Place Vision as they provide strategic direction and investment priorities, as well as links to ensuring Halifax thrives as part of a prosperous, happy, well connected, sustainable and safe West Yorkshire.

• WYCA Local Growth Plan (2024-2034)
• WYCA Housing Strategy (2040)
• WYCA Culture, Heritage and Creative Industries Strategy
• WYCA Transport Strategy (2040)
• The West Yorkshire Plan (2040)

Local

Borough-wide priorities, including inclusive growth, climate resilience, housing need, and cultural regeneration. The strategies are key drivers to inform the place vision, setting out local objectives and evidence. The vision turns these wider priorities into locally relevant actions.

• Calderdale Local Plan (2018-2033)
• Visitor Economy Strategy (2024-2029)
• Housing Strategy (2021-2026)
• Employment and Skills Framework (2024-2029)
• Climate Action Plan
• Buildings Stronger Communities Framework (2025-2030)
• Inclusive Economy Strategy (2024–2029)
• Local Transport Strategy (2016-2031)
• Calderdale Cultural Strategy
• Heritage Action Plan

The Halifax Place Vision

The Place Vision draws on the objectives of national, regional and local policies and strategies and embeds them in a localised vision - catering for the needs and priorities of Halifax and its people.

Delivery

Delivering the Halifax Vision 2036 will require a collaborative, cross-sector approach that harnesses the strengths of the public sector, private enterprise, and the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. Halifax’s transformation must be community-led and partnership-driven, ensuring regeneration is not only physical, but also social, inclusive and resilient.

The Role of the Public Sector

Calderdale Council, alongside strategic partners such as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and Homes England will play a central role in enabling delivery. The public sector will:

• Unlock development by delivering enabling infrastructure (e.g. public realm, active travel).
• Secure public funds to de-risk sites and support land assembly.
• Coordinate funding streams to bring forward project delivery.
• Provide governance and oversight through the Halifax Town Board, ensuring alignment with borough-wide strategies and community priorities.

The Role of the Private Sector

Private sector partners — including developers, investors, anchor institutions, and the Halifax Business Improvement District (BID) — will be vital in delivering high-quality, sustainable developments. Their role includes:

• Investing in residential and commercial schemes.
• Supporting local employment and procurement.
• Collaborating on meanwhile uses, creative workspace provision, and activation of vacant units.
• Driving innovation in sectors such as finance, creative industries, and green construction.

The role of the VSCE sector

The VCSE sector in Halifax acts as a key partner, given its extensive existing activity and wide community reach. These groups are deeply embedded in local communities and uniquely positioned to:

• Support community co-design and deliver social infrastructure projects aimed at delivering grassroots placemaking and regeneration.
• Provide essential advice, skills development, and wellbeing support.
• Steward green and cultural assets, ensuring long-term sustainability and civic pride.
• Embed social value into regeneration through volunteering, civic engagement, and community ownership.

Governance

The Vision is endorsed by Calderdale Council and the Halifax Town Board. The Town Board will be well suited to take responsibility for the strategic oversight of the Place Vision development and delivery.  A strengthening of membership would assist this role, to include key VCSE and anchor organisations. 

Funding and Resources

The Council and partners will work to secure new investment to help fund the delivery of physical and social infrastructure. Such funding will be used alongside developer contributions and future Community Infrastructure Levy secured via the planning system to bring forward the amenities that will support Halifax to adapt and thrive.

Building on work underway at Calderdale Council to develop a new social value framework, and the clear commitment from anchor institutions embedded in and committed to Halifax, there is scope to increase the collective impact of existing and future resources in ways which reflect local needs and benefit both local residents and businesses.  A Halifax specific social value strategy could drive even greater outcomes from recruitment and spend across key organisations in ways that deliver positive social, economic and environmental impacts. 

Timescales

By its nature, positive change takes time to deliver – and the Council, along with key delivery partners and existing landowners / occupiers will work collaboratively to build consensus with stakeholders and realise opportunities over the next 10 years.

The opportunities presented within the Place Vision include short-term opportunities (i.e. projects which could be delivered in the first 3 years), medium-term ambitions (years 4-6) and longer-term projects and programmes (7 years plus). 

Additionally, there are a series of immediate opportunities which could be delivered in the next 1-2 years, building on existing programmes of work, that could provide instant benefit and act as the catalyst to support the implementation of the wider transformation programme. 

• Community-led art under North Bridge
• Wayfinding
• Plans for parking
• Streets in the sky
• Together Housing high-rise strategy

Outputs and Impact

The success of the Halifax Place Vision will depend not only on delivery but on the ability to track progress, measure impact, and adapt to change. A clear monitoring framework will support this by aligning delivery with the Vision Objectives and enabling stakeholders to assess whether interventions are achieving their intended outcomes.

We'll measure the impact and success of the Vision through the following indicators.

An innovative, creative and enterprising town 

The number of new business start-ups, business survival rates and rates of pay for employees.

An accessible town 

Footfall at key locations, reductions in road traffic accidents, and improved air quality around the town.

A liveable town

 The number of new homes and affordable homes, and improvements in EPC ratings

A healthy, happy and hopeful town

Healthy life expectancy and perceptions of optimism for the future, friendly and welcoming places and kind communities

A historic and cultural town

Perceptions that Halifax’s heritage and culture bring communities together, generate pride and make the town a better place to live and visit, as well as the value and jobs tourism and the creative industries bring to the economy and visitor numbers.

A green and resilient town 

Carbon emission reductions and perceptions that people and organisations are tackling the climate emergency

Key Project Matrix

The Key Project (KP) matrix on the followings spread includes the Key Projects set out within Chapter 5, organised by Big Move.

It highlights the Vision Objectives that each project seeks to achieve, the indicative timescales for delivery of each project, and potential delivery partners for each Big Move.

Project Synergies

The Vision’s structured approach — organising projects by Big Move and aligning them with Vision Objectives — enables clear identification of synergies across initiatives. This allows complementary projects to be delivered in tandem, maximising impact and resource efficiency. 

For example, public realm improvements in Big Move 3 can support activation strategies in Big Move 4, while skills development initiatives in Big Move 1 align with community infrastructure projects in Big Move 2. Recognising these interdependencies will be central to shaping a coordinated and effective delivery of the Vision.

Key Project Matrix

Big Move 1 -  Grow: our inclusive and creative economy

KP1: Growth sector innovation and skills partnership

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A historic and cultural town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range cost

KP2: Business start-ups and early Growth

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town

The project is estimated as a short-term project (0-3 years) 

The project is estimated to be a low-cost project

Big Move 2 - Strengthen our social foundations

KP3: Halifax VCSE network

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range cost

KP4: Halifax Engagement Hub

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town

The project is estimated as a short-term project (0-3 years) 

The project is estimated to be a low-cost project

KP5: Community-Led Art under North Bridge

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A historic and cultural town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a short-term project (0-3 years) 

The project is estimated to be a low-cost project

Big Move 3 - Connect: Our People and Places

KP6: Plans for parking 

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range cost

KP7: Green Spine 

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range cost

KP8: Hebble Trail Extension

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range cost

KP9: Wayfinding

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An accessible town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A historic and cultural town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a short-term project (0-3 years) 

The project is estimated to be a low-cost project

Big Move 4 - Reimagine our town centre

KP10: Streets in the sky 

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• A liveable town
• A historic and cultural town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a medium-cost project

KP11: Pop-ups and activation

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A historic and cultural town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range cost project

KP12: Creative streets 

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A historic and cultural town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (0-3 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range cost project

Big Move 5 - Transform: our gateway neighbourhoods Western Gateway Neighbourhood

KP13: Hopwood Lane Triangle 

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A historic and cultural town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a short-term project (0-3 years) 

The project is estimated to be a low-cost project

KP14: Together Housing high-rise

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a short-term project (0-3 years) 

The project is estimated to be a high-cost project

KP15: Creating a sense of arrival 

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A historic and cultural town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a long-term project (7-10 years) 

The project is estimated to be a high-cost project

Big Move 5 - Transform: our gateway neighbourhoods – Station Gateway Neighbourhood

KP16: Halifax Works

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a long-term project (7-10 years) 

The project is estimated to be a high-cost project

KP17: Warehouse conversions

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A historic and cultural town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a long-term project (7-10 years) 

The project is estimated to be a high-cost project

Big Move 6 – Unlock the Hebble Valley Arc

KP18: Uncover and re-naturalise the Hebble Brook

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A historic and cultural town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range costing project

KP19: The Hebble Green Link

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range costing project

KP20: North Bridge Park

The project will fulfil the following vision objectives:

• An innovative, creative and enterprising town
• An accessible town
• A liveable town
• A healthy, happy and hopeful town
• A green and resilient town

The project is estimated as a medium-term project (4-6 years) 

The project is estimated to be a mid-range costing project