Bloor tables £100m Heald Green homes plan
The housebuilder has submitted a masterplan outlining its 80-acre Green Belt scheme to Stockport Council.
Heald Green East, a plot of Green Belt directly west of the Wilmslow-Handforth bypass in south Stockport, could host 675 homes.
It is expected that 50% of the properties would be affordable.
Proposals from Bloor suggest 20 acres of land would be held for green public spaces, with the housebuilder set to develop parks, gardens, play areas, and community allotments.
Bloor has indicated the scheme would amount to a £100m investment and could create up to 500 local construction jobs. Bloor has stated the scheme would provide a GVA of £8.6m.
Stanley Green Trading Estate sits to the southeast of the site, while directly to the site’s east, the other side of the Wilmslow-Handforth bypass, is a high school.
In addition, a small local centre will be delivered which could provide a range of community facilities such as a health clinic, and a convenience store.
Tom Loomes, senior planning manager at Bloor Homes, said: “Following our public consultation in November 2024, we are delighted to submit our plans for Heald Green East, a crucial development to help support Stockport’s housing need.
“Bloor Homes has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality homes that people want to live in.”
He added: “We are committed to ensuring that local people have the opportunity to stay in Stockport, in a well-designed home and community that meets their needs.”
“We look forward to working with Stockport Council to help deliver the homes the Borough urgently needs.”
The scheme includes more than 20 acres earmarked for green space. Credit: via Bloor Homes
A consultation on the scheme was recently held, while Stockport Council moved to approve an environmental impact assessment submitted by the applicant last month.
To view that EIA scoping application, use the planning reference number DC/094326 in Stockport Council’s planning portal.
Lexington is leading on consultation and communications on behalf of Bloor Homes.
NJL Consulting is the planning consultant, with Buro Happold directing the environmental impact assessment.
SLR Consulting is also a key part of the project team.
675 homes over 80 acres, assuming a 60% development ratio, is not much more than 35 dwellings per hectare. Have Bloor missed the bit of the NPPF that talks about making effective use of land?
By Sceptic
Ridiculous. No development should go ahead without infrastructure being in place first. Which school does it refer to? Roads, reliable trains and buses, drs, dentists, shops within the development community centre etc
By Anonymous
We’ll await the Nimbys backlash, bemoaning the loss of green belt but forgetting the weak position the council have been put in by power crazed Libdems’ dropping of the GM spatial strategy.
By 3, 2. 1...
Not more green belt land being used for house.
By Anonymous
80 more acres of green belt. Our poor, poor wildlife. Such an easy money maker rather than small brown field developments. No prospect of new schools, health facilities, all of which are overloaded already. 50% ‘expected’ affordable – but not promised, and on past form likely to be way lower.
By Resident
They are never affordable to the less well off. No matter what they say
By David Maycock
Will they build a School and surgery
By Peter Cartledge
What does Bloor consider is ‘affordable’ housing? I have a three bedroom detached house but couldn’t afford to downsize to even a semi-detached in the current Heald Green development, Foxcote.
By Anonymous
No mention of schools or doctors to go along with all the houses.
By Rodgerrabbit Cotterill
If you don’t like this proposal blame the Lib Dem council in charge of Stockport Council. Pulling out the the Greater Manchester Places for Everyone initiative without an alternative plan put green belt in the borough at risk of uncontrolled development. The Lib Dems would rather play politics than do the right thing for Stockport.
By Anonymous
If that image is what the houses are going to look like, how depressing. Where’s the modernity and green credentials?
By GetItBuilt!
More utterly uninspiring mock Georgian car heavy rubbish, I don’t understand how we still do such poor stuff. No doubt full of tar and low density. Good to see it’s 50% affordable
By Dan
Sounds a sensible candidate for greenbelt release with development now on 4 sides reducing its true purpose. I suspect an access onto the A34, 3 leg roundabout can only relieve traffic congestion and the predominant land ownership appears to be a charity. The adjoining landowner is Stockport Council so it could be a benefit to them in terms of a future capital receipt. Contributions could be sought for education, health and transport to appease some the comments made already. Councillors who took Stockport out of GMSF will I suspect continue to object and I anticipate it’ll be settled at Planning Appeal.
By Fail to plan
£100m divided by 675 dwellings = an average price of £148,000.
Surely that must be considered ‘affordable’?
By Ram Tailor
The area is being inundated with new build houses, Foxcote, Jones Homes Sanctuary & Sunfield at Handforth Dean, Fairways in Handforth & now 1500 houses proposed for Handforth Garden village on top of this – all within a mile radius. Our roads are already heavily congested & it’s difficult enough trying to get school places for kids at over subscribed schools not to mention doctors/dentist appointments.
By Anonymous
“Bloor Homes has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality homes” as long as we don’t have to build on Brownfield sites
By Anonymous
@Anon March 04 3:28pm the existing school is St James’ Catholic High School. Try Google Maps.
By Bob
Many of the commentators posting about this proposal seem to forget that it wasn’t that long ago Bolshaw primary school was threatened with closure due to a falling number of school age kids in Heald Green. The school was saved by an influx of families and new homes being developed. As a resident of Heald Green I welcome these new homes being built and I welcome the new people they will bring to the area.
By Heald Green resident