Approval tipped for YHG’s 716 Manchester homes

It looks like good news is in store for the registered housing provider as it looks to transform the former Jacksons Brickworks site into a thriving neighbourhood.

Planning officers have recommended Manchester City Council greenlight Your Housing Group’s plans to build 716 homes, a school, and a community hub on 47 acres of brownfield located off Ten Acres Lane in the Miles Platting and Newton Heath Ward.

The site has historically proved problematic due to ground contamination. However, the council said that YHG subsidiary Nuvu Investments had proved the plot could be remediated in 2021 and then crafted a way to develop the previously unusable location. Those plans were submitted in May.

Nuvu’s proposals, submitted by planning consultant Deloitte, would be delivered in two phases. The first would see the building of 134 apartments and 244 houses. There would also be a four-storey community hub with a ground floor of more than 6,600 sq ft of commercial space. The upper three floors of the building would have apartments.

Of 134 apartments, 102 would have two bedrooms while 32 would have one. The houses would range from having between two and four bedrooms, with the vast majority (134) having three.

This first phase would have 132 homes designated for shared ownership, 95 for affordable rent, 28 for social rent, 95 for private rent and 28 for open market sale.

Outline permission is being sought for the second phase, which could include up to 338 homes of similar tenure makeup to those delivered in the first phase. The second phase also includes a secondary school that would be delivered by LocatED and have places for 1,050 students. The second phase would be built on more than 26 acres.

Vehicle access to the neighbourhood would be from Ten Acres Lane and Mitchell Street, with cycle and pedestrian access from Hallam Road.

Stantec, formerly Barton Willmore, worked alongside Planit-IE on the project’s design and access statement, with Planit-IE also developing the illustrative masterplan and landscaping plans.

ECS is the consultant for ventilation strategy and energy. Arup is the archaeological consultant. Vectos is the travel consultant. SLR provided the sustainability report.

Wardell Armstrong is providing ecology, air quality, ground conditions, noise, and construction management services. AJP is the flood risk and drainage consultant.

Manchester City Council will evaluate the project during its planning committee meeting on 22 September. The application’s reference number with Manchester City Council is 133700/FO/2022.

During that same council meeting, the local authority will weigh in on two new office buildings at Noma. Read more about those projects.