Stockport Council reflects on the borough's successes from throughout 2024 as the town continues to build momentum for even greater things to come in 2025. From its recognition as the "Best Place to Live in the North West" by The Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide to groundbreaking … [Read more...]
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Eamonn Boylan to step down from New Towns Taskforce
Interim Chair of Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC), Eamonn Boylan, will step down from his role on the government's New Towns Taskforce, ahead of taking on the interim Chief Executive role at Homes England in January 2025. Boylan, who stepped down this year as Chief Executive at … [Read more...]
Call issued to help identify suitable sites in Stockport for development and protection
Stockport Council has issued a call for members of the public to submit sites that may be suitable for development or that they wish to see protected in the borough. Sites suitable for protection could include open spaces that should be preserved for recreational use or business sites that … [Read more...]
Weir Mill developer launches new service for renters
Capital&Centric, the developer bringing forward the regeneration of Weir Mill in Stockport town centre, is to launch a new company to serve renters living in its communities. Ollo will furnish properties in the developer's growing build-to-rent portfolio, with high-quality appliances and … [Read more...]
Planning process to be overhauled in bid to accelerate housebuilding
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has set out plans to speed up the planning process and overhaul local planning committees as part of measures to accelerate housebuilding and stimulate economic growth. Proposals will allow for applications that comply with local development plans to bypass … [Read more...]
Fairhurst Buckley strengthens board
Stockport-based commercial property consultancy and South Manchester’s largest firm of RICS Chartered Surveyors, Fairhurst Buckley, has strengthened its board with the appointment of Luke Atkinson (pictured) as Director. This move reinforces the firm’s response to increasing client demands … [Read more...]
Plans submitted for £250 million mixed residential neighbourhood, Stockport 8
A planning application has been submitted for an 8 acre, £250 million mixed neighbourhood in Stockport following a detailed community consultation. The proposals have been brought forward by The Stockport 8 LLP – a joint venture of Stockport Council and ECF (itself a joint venture between Homes … [Read more...]
Town centre affordable apartments scheme moves forward
Plans for a scheme of 24 affordable apartments off Higher Hillgate in Stockport town centre are to move forward following progress towards a compulsory purchase order for part of the site. Stockport Homes Group originally submitted plans in December 2022 for the single three-storey block of 17 … [Read more...]
Stockport Interchange picks up two awards from royal Royal Town Planning Institute
Stockport’s state-of-the-art transport interchange and rooftop Viaduct Park has scooped yet more industry awards, this time being honoured by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The centrepiece of the Stockport town centre's ongoing £1 billion regneration won the much coveted Silver Jubilee … [Read more...]
£3 billion added to housing guarantee programmes for housebuilders
The government has additional £3 billion in housing guarantees to existing support schemes for housebuilders and make credit facilities more accessible. The government guarantees will reduce risk for lenders and encourage an increase the availability of loans for housebuilders and other finance … [Read more...]
Stopford Park developer to bring forward Hertfordshire regeneration project
Cityheart, the developer behind the Stopford Park regeneration of former Stockport College buildings and partner on the Interchange apartment scheme, is taking its expertise down south to bring forward a mixed-use town centre redevelopment in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire. The announcement … [Read more...]
Consultation launches on major Heald Green housing development
Housebuilder, Bloor Homes, has begun a public consultation on plans for a development of up to 700 new homes in Heald Green on a Greenbelt site next to the A34. Plans for the Heald Green East development, bounded by the A34 and Stanley Green Retail Park to the East and South, and Seashell Trust's … [Read more...]
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