Burnage BTR back for second bite of cherry
Revised plans for a residential scheme on a site off Mauldeth Road currently occupied by a B&M Bargains store have been submitted following the withdrawal of a similar scheme earlier this year.
St Helier-based Triple Jersey has lodged plans for a 115-home build-to-rent development in Burnage. The revised plans propose three more homes than the first iteration of the scheme, which was withdrawn before being determined by Manchester City Council.
Triple Jersey is proposing 41 two-bedroom apartments and 74 houses, providing a mix of two-, three-, and four-bedroom properties.
The refreshed plans, unlike the earlier version, propose eight affordable homes. The original scheme was devoid of any affordable homes due to viability constraints.
The first iteration of the development was due to be considered by the authority’s planning committee in February and was recommended for refusal by officers due to the perceived “poor quality” of its design and a lack of affordable homes.
Cllr Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council and ward councillor for Burnage, was among those to voice objections over the project.
To learn more about the project, search for reference number 141306/FO/2024 on Manchester City Council’s planning portal.
DPP is advising on planning and Sten Architecture is leading on design.
Hope this bonkers scheme is refused on basis of economic argument alone. Demolish a discount chain store with loss of jobs in what is a some what deprived local community, with a scheme that has little to no affordable housing and no homes to buy. They are all private Build to Rent in a suburban area (which is a recipe for disaster). At least partner up with a local RSL to deliver them, if there really was a need for local housing here an RSL would be all over it.
By Anonymous
Not what a rough area like Burnage needs
By Anonymous
A well planned development. Next to a regular bus route and railway station. It would be good to have some commercial units mixed in somehow but I’m the whole will be a much better use of the site.
By Anonymous
Absolutely useless building plans again leave B&M what it is stop trying to build unaffordable housing in a rough area that will not bring any benefits to Burnage at all asides more cars,pollution congestion and more housing for non residents, it’s not going to make it any better and we need the store not the housing think of the jobs alone that will be lost, noting alot of the staff LIVE in burnage and then the elderly who don’t all have cars or family to take them to the Denton store, why can’t housing be applied for a bit further up where there is a unused car park and also an unused building right next to the petrol station?
By Anonymous
Would mean loss of jobs and a lot of locals lost without a store they rely on.
Not what this side of the area needs.
By Anonymous
I think it’s a great idea, there are plenty of bargain shops around Burnage. Burnage needs a new lease of life, it’s an ugly huge car park with litter everywhere it’s not a thriving store barely any staff always big queues, there is a home bargains up the road.
By Anonymous
Great..even more congestion guaranteed. Stop building houses without thinking about the traffic that comes with it..
By Anonymous
What a ridiculous proposal getting rid of b&q was bad enough so let’s get rid of b&m and leave expensive tesco standing
By Anon
Some strange comments here the area is not that rough!!
By MFM
We dont need any more hoising in Burnage. More landlords chargng extortionate rents. What about parking. School places, doctors and dentist appointments. Traffic in this area is bad enough and wit houses to be built on the old cricket club will this cause further congestion. B & M is a great store and within walking distance. I will miss it if it is demolished. Think of all the job losses too. Already a nursery a mosque and school nearby. Traffic is horrendous already.
Burnage resident of 67 years.
By Anonymous
There is definitely no need for housing in Burnage
The traffic is awful now so it will be bedlam
Lots of comments about Burnage being rough
It never used to be ! It’s the people that have moved into the area that have made it that way
B&M is a great store and that’s what local people need for employment & bargains on their door step
Come on councillors object !!
By Anonymous
Can’t believe this is even being considered! The store should remain, it’s always busy when I go in and it’s my go to for toiletries/presents/diy. Doesn’t make sense why anyone would be wanting to get rid. There’s plenty of places I’m sure they can build on rather than knocking down a well used and needed building. (to a lot of people) PLEASE DONT GET RID!
By Anonymous
More congestion, just not what that area needs. Trying to get past there on a Friday because of the mosque is bad enough never mind hundreds of new homes!
By Anonymous
Summary of the comments on here: “other people can’t have new homes because it might take me an extra 2 minutes to drive in my car”. The epitome of selfishness.
By Anonymous
My main concern is knock on impact on schools, doctors, dentists and also pollution in a ever congested area. Mauldeth road school is next door and there already parking issues around the vicinity, this will only add to it. I can not see any positives from this BTR development, with minimal “affordable housing” can the developers publish what they plan to rent these for?
By Anonymous
I guess the story in Burnage is that bits suburban Manchester with rail links can’t thicken up to provide more housing instead we have to preserve discount stores with car parks. The knock on is that elsewhere we have build at even higher density. Just NIMBYism.
By Rich X
Great development. Only shame is that some of the houses turn their back on Kingsway. Currently one of the grimmest stretches of road in Manchester. If there were proper flats fronting onto it, it could become a proper urban road. Further, the flats should be car-free or low car as it’s on a bus route and next to a train. station
By Anonymous