14 affordable homes, including two social rent apartments, have completed at the Hopes Carr regeneration scheme in the town centre. Viaduct Housing, a partnership between Stockport Homes and Stockport Council, have transformed a portion of the boroughs oldest surviving industrial area into a … [Read more...]
News for: House building
Government opens consultation on 35% increase to planning fees
The government has launched a technical consultation on plans to increase planning fees for major developments by 35%; a 25% increase is proposed for other applications. The government's plans aim to improve the performance of local authority planning departments by increasing their funding … [Read more...]
CMA to launch review into home building and renting practices
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced two separate studies to investigate the competitiveness of practices in the home building and private rental sectors. The work has been sparked by widespread problems over housing availability and costs facing both buyers and renters. On … [Read more...]
Mixed use scheme approved at Woodford Garden Village
A mixed-use scheme of approximately 15,800 sq ft commercial space and six apartments has been granted planning approval as part of the ongoing Woodford Garden Village. Proposed on the site of the disused Woodford Aerodrome and former Bodycote Heat Treatment Works on Stockport's outskirts, the two … [Read more...]
Cranes roll into Stockport as Weir Mill restoration reaches key milestone
Two giant cranes have appeared on Stockport's skyline as the restoration of the town centre's historic Weir Mill continues to take shape. The work to preserve the iconic 18th Century building will create new homes and public space, transforming the once derelict site into a buzzing new riverside … [Read more...]
Approval expected for 1,500 new homes on Stockport Cheshire border
Cheshire East Council is expected to approve plans for Handforth Garden Village which would see the delivery of 1,500 new homes on the Stockport Cheshire border. The council, via its development company Engine of the North, is the lead developer for the Handforth Garden Village and the delivery … [Read more...]
Levelling Up Home Building Fund opens to SME housebuilders
The government's Levelling Up Home Building Fund has opened to improve access to finance for SME housebuilders, offering development loans from £250,000. The scheme has the dual aim of helping to ensure more homes are built in all parts of England to meet the nation's housing needs, while also … [Read more...]
Work set to begin on Underbanks regeneration schemes
Developers, Hall & Co, are set to begin work in early 2023 on the regeneration of four disused buildings in Stockport town centre's Underbanks. Plans were given approval late in 2021 to convert found disused properties into a mixture of apartments, affordable homes and ground floor retail … [Read more...]
Stockport Council delays Local Plan consultation ahead of updates to national planning rules
Stockport Council has delayed a proposed consultation on its Local Plan, the document that sets out how land in the borough can be developed for the next 15 years. In a statement published on the Council's website on December 16th, Stockport Council shared that it would await the contents of a … [Read more...]
Councils given extra funding in crackdown on unsafe cladding
Local authorities across the UK have been awarded over £8 million to support enforcement teams to pursue building owners yet to replace of unsafe cladding. Councils with higher proportions of tall buildings, particularly in Greater Manchester, Greater London and the West Midlands, have been … [Read more...]
Stockport Local Plan consultation to begin in January
An eight-week consultation on Stockport's Local Plan is due to begin on 23rd January 2023, after being postponed earlier this autumn. The Local Plan sets out the borough's vision for future development in the borough, and is a statutory document used by council's to assess planning applications, … [Read more...]
Plans submitted for over 150 new homes in Heald Green
Great Places Housing Group and Clowes Developments have submitted plans for a development of 157 new homes to be built in Heald Green. The submission of a planning application to Stockport Council follows a public consultation on the scheme during the summer of 2022. The site, between Wilmslow … [Read more...]
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