Manchester gears up to address rental issues

Technology is filtering into every area of the residential development model, bringing in new entrants, new designs and new approaches, writes Gemma Leonard of DAC Beachcroft.

Housing association Irwell Valley Homes is investing £7.2m in the existing 1,000-home Sale West estate, and has revealed plans for an £11m new-build programme backed by Homes England. 

Housing provider One Manchester has submitted plans for a 139-home development on Oldham Road, Manchester.

The Co-op has announced it will work with Chorlton Community Land Trust on proposals for the redevelopment of The Co-op Funeralcare building, accepting the CLT's offer of £2.2m for the site as long as the scheme "delivers key community elements". 

Designs from Buttress Architects for the final phase of Rowlinson's redevelopment of the former Stagecoach site on Princess Road have been revealed, delivering a five-storey later living scheme totalling 40 apartments.

Manchester City Council said it will open a public consultation on a revised Local Plan in February.

A community bid to save the former Chorlton Picture House has failed after vendor Co-operative Funeralcare rejected a £2.2m offer to buy the site and convert it into a food market, alongside a GP surgery and homes. 

As the developer nears completion on its second and third residential project in Manchester, a further three blocks are being planned in the New Cross neighbourhood.

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