Anwyl, Great Places plan 155 Woodley Homes
An application is being readied for affordable homes on 23 acres off Gravel Bank Road, the latest in a long line of Green Belt housing schemes piling up in Stockport.
The development is being brought forward by Anwyl Partner Projects and Great Places Housing Association and comprises up to 155 discounted homes, according to early stage plans.
The site is split in two either side of the Peak Forest Canal and east of Stockport Sports Village.
The homes would be constructed exclusively on the site off Gravel Bank Road. The plot over the canal would be retained as a habitat creation area, according to the plans.
The land sits within the Green Belt but is thought to meet the criteria for Grey Belt.
In addition, Stockport Council’s draft local plan identifies the site as part for housing as part of a wider 400-home allocation that includes Unity Mills to the east.
The housing scheme is one of many to come forward in the borough over recent months as developers seek to take advantage of Stockport’s out of date local plan position and its lack of a five-year housing land supply.
Other schemes include Persimmon’s proposal for 250 homes on 30 acres off Windlehurst Road and Bellway’s plans for 175 homes off Jacksons Lane in Hazel Grove.
The Planning Inspectorate recently approved Harrow Estates’ 84-acre, 540-home extension of Woodford Garden Village after the council had rejected the plans.
Asteer Planning is advising Anwyl and Great Places. To learn more, search for reference number DC/098771 on Stockport Council’s planning portal.
Planning Inspectorate overriding local democracy again – about time they were reformed or even better abolished. Decisions should be with the local council not unelected officials.
By Anon