Consent for 100% affordable Old Trafford project
After two previous schemes were reworked, the third iteration of proposals to redevelop a brownfield plot off Warwick Road South has been granted approval by the local council.
Southway Housing Trust and a joint venture between McGoff Group and MC Construction have been given the green light to build 80 affordable homes across three blocks.
Designed by Corstorphine & Wright, each of the 38 one-bedroom and 42 two-bedroom apartments will benefit from a balcony or private garden.
McGoff Construction is due to begin building the development in October.
Upon completion in August 2025, the land is to be transferred to Southway Housing Trust, which will wholly own and manage the 100% affordable, mixed-tenure scheme.
Mike Purcell, director at MC Construction, said the development is located in an area that has long been in need of regeneration.
“Adjacent to a transport hub, which provides a gateway to both globally renowned sports grounds and access to higher education institution UA92, it meets both community and strategic needs.
“We are confident that our partners at McGoff Group will deliver an exemplar affordable housing development for Southway Housing Trust.”
McGoff and MC Construction first lodged plans for the site in May 2021. These initial proposals were for 126 apartments.
Last year, the JV, working scaled back the development, reducing the number of apartments to 102.
This application was withdrawn in November as fresh plans for the 80-home scheme were drawn up and submitted to Trafford Council.
Cllr James Wright, Trafford Council’s executive member for housing and advice, said: “Here in Trafford, like the rest of the UK, we have a shortage of housing, particularly quality, affordable housing.
“This development will help hundreds of people onto the housing ladder and into good quality apartments in an excellent location.”
The parking on Warwick Road South has already become very congested since the first development was erected there. Cars are often double parked near the King’s Road junction and inconsiderate visitors to the apartments park overhanging driveways or block the entrance to the church carpark. Surely it’s time to put resedential parking restrictions in on all the streets in the locality now or double yellow lines over driveways as a minimum.
By Anonymous
Lovely to see provision even on these small blocks
By Balcony Warrior
Development of the brownfield site is very welcome.
Parking, though, is a considerable issue already on Warwick Road South. Residents drives and the church car park are frequently blocked, and double parking is common and has contributed to accidents. While the aspirations towards greater public transport use and cycling may be laudable, the reality is that many new residents and their visitors will use cars and there is a grave lack of parking provision in the planning. Parking restrictions, residents parking schemes, deployment of double yellow lines across drives and more regular enforcement are needed as part of this development.
By Saint Hilda's Church
That’s either a huge bloke or a tiny car in the foreground.
By Anonymous
The main issue for residents of Manchester is that although growth maybe “good for the city” the average resident is not seeing relative improvements in standards of living…ie if Manchester GDP has increased by say 25% over the past 10 years, the standard of living may have only improved by a few percent or relativisticly decreased. So who is the growth for? It seems as greater Manchester becomes ‘wealthier’ as a whole, the gap between the rich and poor has increased at a faster rate than those areas which aren’t regenerating. In which case why are we concentrating on growth rather than just maintaining standards of living?
By Anon
@Anon, do you have any evidence to support this claim?
By JohnnyLi
There’s something in Anon’s observations, but I’m not sure local government has all the levers necessary have an influence.
By Rich X
Anon, we don’t care about that, we just want to be able to brag that we have more construction than other cities and the taller the better
By Gilly
@JonnyLi…it was a personal observation. I think the evidence is present in the local services, or lack thereof, provision. I’ve spent almost 25years on the frontline in primary healthcare in Manchester and I’ve seen the wealth gaps widen in the various areas of Manchester that I serve. I don’t live and work in a bubble in the city centre or just the wealthy suburbs…I get to see people across the socia-economic groups and the inequality is getting worse. I suppose it’s part and parcel of a growing city but I was hoping Manchester would “do things differently”.
By Anon