1,000-home Clayton scheme gathers pace
Manchester City Council is working up revised plans to redevelop a 50-acre swathe of brownfield land next to the canal in Clayton and is aiming to share its vision later this year.
The 50-acre site south of Ashton New Road in Clayton was previously occupied by terraced housing, which was cleared in 2010.
Three years prior, plans for a 400-home residential scheme worked up by New City Vision were pulled due to health and safety concerns relating to the chemical factory located next to the site.
Over recent years, Manchester City Council has been devising a revised vision for the site that could deliver 1,000 houses and apartments, more than double the amount proposed in the earlier redevelopment proposals, although the site is understood to be larger.
The vision for Clayton Canalside includes a local centre and a park, according to Cllr Gavin White, the city council’s member for housing.
“We are in the process of exploring the potential to bring back into use a significant area of brownfield land near the canal in Clayton, to be brought forward for redevelopment over the next few years to help meet demand for quality, affordable housing in the area,” White said.
“An initial masterplanning process has been undertaken that suggests the area has capacity for around 1,000 new homes and infrastructure across 20.6hectares – with a mix of affordable homes, supported housing, family homes and apartment living.
“This is an exciting proposal for Clayton and we’re looking forward to sharing more details with local people later this year.”
Great this is finally happening could be a really good and key site for east Manchester this hope they deliver good quality family homes to help build this community
By Anonymous
This seems like a reasonable proposed development. Although there’s no mention of social housing to rent?
By Philip Smith-Lawrence
The terraced housing previously here had been allowed to get into a bad state, but ultimately this is a case of clear out affordable housing, leave the site vacant long enough, and then gentrify – see also Collyhurst as rebranded as Victoria North.
It’s a large site, but 1000 homes sounds like mostly high density apartments which there’s already no shortage of. And MCC should really now be protecting the sites it owns for 100% social housing given the overwhelming demand and rising prices.
By Rotringer
Has the chemical factory hazard gone away now?
By Bob
Im sure there will be a significant number of social housing in clayton and beswick. This and holt town can really start to raise the profile of east manchester if done right and attract a mix of new communities to east manchester
By Anonymous
A small town square with independant shops on ashton new road could help this feel more like a place and give the area a decent focal point
By Anonymous
Don’t see why this can’t be a similar project to holt town with a mix of properties. Struggling to see why somewhere so central and potentially sought after would need to be 100% social housing they need to make projects feasible and profitable surely
By Anonymous