Greenlight for 53 canalside homes in Stretford
Trafford Council has approved its own £15m Lacy Street residential project.
Located opposite Stretford Mall, the project proposes 53 homes on a site previously occupied by a Royal Mail sorting office and a probation centre.
The development is made up of six two-bedroom apartments, 10 two-bedroom terraces, 25 three-bedroom townhouses and 12 four-bedroom townhouses; 25% of homes would be affordable.
The wider project team for Lacy Street includes advisors Avison Young, with Urban Green on landscape, ecology, and BNG advice.
Cllr Liz Patel, Trafford Council’s executive member for economy and regeneration, said: “This is a crucial site and forms part of the overall Stretford masterplan. Like all areas of the UK, there is a huge shortage of housing here and I am delighted this application has been given the go-ahead.
“We have consulted closely with residents on this development which meets our house building priorities on brownfield sites as well as our commitments to the environment. This scheme is another huge boost to the overall development of Stretford town centre and I would like to say thank you to all our partners involved in bringing it forward.”
To learn more, search for reference number 117039/FUL/25 on Trafford Council’s planning portal.
The Lacy Street site is part of a wider 27-acre masterplan for Stretford that also includes the mall, which the authority is redeveloping in partnership with Bruntwood.
Last month, Bruntwood and the council unveiled plans to demolish much of the mall and deliver apartments. The scheme is to receive funding from the GM Good Growth Fund.
Demolish the old Robin Hood Pub,demolish the old Cinema ..
By Graham
Feel I should have some faux outrage about this development but can’t think of any. I’m sure someone will though…..
By The voice of reason
This could have been so much better. A highly sustainable site could have accommodated more housing with an appropriate mix. Also it misses the opportunity to make the canalside waterfront into something exciting and attractive. It certainly doesn’t meet commitments to the environment with loss of a number of important trees. Very poor all round. The people of stretford deserve better.
By John westbrook
The building on the other side of the canal seems to be going in reverse. It starts. Stops for a year. Starts, stops for a year and it’s still not finished.
By Jim Jones