Ground breaks on £7.5m Chorlton resi project
Southway Housing Trust and J Greenwood Builders have teamed up to build 29 affordable homes on the Irish Club car park site.
A start to work represents tangible progress after uncertainty a few years ago, which at one point saw friction between the club’s trustees and members, before the land was sold to Southway.
The four-storey building will house 28 one and two-bedroom apartments, and one studio flat, with the shared ownership development being created with an eye on the first-time buyer market.
According to the trust, electric car charging points and measures including energy efficient heating and hot water systems will help keep down utility costs for the apartments and enhance their sustainability.
Design and construction will be carried out by J Greenwood for Southway.
Homes England is funding the scheme through the Affordable Homes programme and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Brownfield Housing Fund under the government’s levelling up programme.
Once completed, the homes will be available through Southway’s sales division Gecko.
Adrian Rooney, managing director at Manchester-based J Greenwood Builders, said: “We’re starting work on another fantastic project with Southway Housing. With our designers and supply chain we are looking forward to seeing this project help enhance this vibrant part of Chorlton.”
Karen Mitchell, Southway Housing Trust chief executive, said: “We’re really pleased to be working with J Greenwood Builders on much-needed new homes that will help make homeownership a reality for first-time buyers in Chorlton.
“We’re working with all our partners to meet the challenge of providing high quality, sustainable and affordable homes for people in housing need and this project shows our continued commitment to that goal.”
Cllr Ged Cooney, GMCA Portfolio lead for housing, added: “Through the Brownfield Housing Fund we are continuing to unlock sites across Greater Manchester. It’s great to see work begin on another project that will deliver much-needed homes in an area where there is high demand.”
Southway has confirmed it is also teaming up with J Greenwood to deliver 24 new one and two-bedroom apartments at Francis Road, Withington.
Please give us a clue as to how affordable
By Anonymous
This is all well and good building more properties but what about the impact on GP surgery in chorlton. You can’t get an appointment at the best of times with these new homes being built there will be no chance then . We need shops as well . Look at the old photos of chorlton back in the day it had all the shops now it’s like a ghost town the place has been ruined and I bet the people who come up with the ideas for chorlton don’t even live here.
By Anonymous
The properties should be ringfenced for people who are from Manchester,and have lived in the area for at least the last 10 years.
By Ko
Unless the occupants are on deaths door I suspect the local GP surgery can manage 40 or so new residents.
By Anonymous
Any movement on the Chorlton leisure centre project??
By Carol
More local residents will help to increase the customer base for shops in Chorlton.
By Anonymous
It’s not a high-rise area, 4 storeys doesn’t blend with the surroundings.
By James
@March 19, 2024 at 12:42 pm
By James
Four storeys isn’t hi-rise.
By Anonymous
Can’t get my head round affordable housing being developed at costs in excess of market value.
Wouldn’t it be easier and cheaper to go and buy existing homes on the open market?
By UnaPlanner
James – four storeys is not high rise and we have a housing crisis which means we need to build upwards. Hope this helps
By Anonymous
It won’t make any difference to the local businesses
By Anonymous
Four storeys isn’t high in Manchester, but it is on High Lane, Chorlton. 😂
By James
There will not be any businesses for them to frequent as no parking
By Ros ridgard
With car parking lost due to cycle lanes, houses being built on car parks, no one will be able to stop in Chorlton and just drive on past. Chorlton has lost its sence of community. It needs more doctors, school places and shops, less takeaways. Been here 25 years and its sad to see all the green spaces disappearing.
By Nic
Instead of building more and more flats what about building family homes? Never see new developments for them when the housing crises is due to lack of houses not flats, seems that’s all that’s being built around here.
By Anonymous