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Construction begins on town centre affordable housing scheme

Caddick Construction have begun work on a £26.7 million affordable housing project in Stockport town centre that is being brought forward by The Guinness Partnership. Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, and Leader of Stockport Council, Cllr Mark Hunter, joined The Guinness Partnership and … [Read more...]

BuyAssociation named among fastest growing companies in the North

BuyAssociation, an innovative company connecting property developers and investors, has been recognised as the 26th fastest growing business in the North of England in the Fast Growth 50 index. The Fast Growth 50 index identifies the fastest growing companies across six regions and nations of the … [Read more...]

Stockport residents invited to comment on plans for the borough

Stockport Council is inviting residents to have their say and take part in a number of public consultations taking place during October 2023. Public consultations provide local residents and stakeholders in Council-led plans across the borough to give feedback before proposals and projects are … [Read more...]

172 homes planned for former gravel pit site

Plans have been submitted for 172 new homes to be built on the site of a former sand and gravel pit off Marple Road, Offerton. Proposals by Scottish housebuilder, Stewart Milne, were first revealed in summer 2022, when an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping report was published, … [Read more...]

Construction monitor reveals continued decline in project starts

Construction sector monitor, Glenigan, has revealed a significant decline in construction starts in the three months to the end of July 2023 compared to the same quarter last year. Glenigan's quarterly index of construction starts saw only private housebuilding up on the previous quarter's … [Read more...]

Town centre and Cheadle apartment schemes set for approval

Councillors on Stockport Council's Planning & Highways Regulation Committee have been recommended to grant planning approval to two apartment schemes in the town centre and Cheadle. In the town centre, Stockport Homes is seeking to bring forward a 24 apartments on the site of 1-19 Hillgate. … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester joint development plan moves forward

The city-region's Places for Everyone plan for housing and development across Greater Manchester has been approved by Inspectors from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). The proposals are the most recent iteration of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework, which was … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester investment in local economy tops £1 billion

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has announced that its investment funds have delivered over £1 billion of funding to support the city-region's local economy. Greater Manchester’s investment funds have so far made £1.2 billion of investments, with the figure continuing to rise through … [Read more...]

Mirrlees Fields housing plans taken to appeal

Stockport Council's decision to deny planning consent to over 200 new homes at Mirrlees Fields in Hazel Grove is being taken to appeal. The 53-acre site is owned by engineering firm, MAN Energy Solutions, which has its UK headquarters next to the land. The business proposed plans in late 2020 to … [Read more...]

New plans announced to accelerate development of new homes

Housing and Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, has set out new plans to accelerate the development of new homes in areas where there is already local consent. Proposals aim to focus new development on inner-city and urban areas, rather than eroding countryside at the edges of towns, as well as … [Read more...]