Cheetham Hill P site, MSV, p via press release

All the developed homes will be provided at social rent. Credit: via MCC

MSV granted consent for 70 Cheetham Hill homes

Manchester City Council has approved the application for the development of 44 houses and 26 flats on two adjoining sites spanning nearly four acres.

At the two sites – one to the east of Waterloo Road and the other south of Tamerton Drive – housing association Mosscare St Vincent’s will build and provide all 70 homes at social rent.

Plans indicate the construction of 18 single-bed and eight two-bed apartments, in addition to 11 two-bed, 16 three-bed, and 17 four-bed houses.

A total of 70 car parking spaces will also be provided, as well as landscaping and access roads.

Bowker Sadler is both the scheme’s principal designer and the planning agent.

Charlie Norman, group chief executive of Mosscare St Vincent’s, said: “Project 500 has been an incredibly innovative project led by the city council to bring new homes to the people of Manchester.

“We are pleased that all 70 homes at our Cheetham Hill scheme will be social rent, which is the most affordable option available, and will not only help to tackle poverty and living standards head-on but will bring a wide range of property types to the area.

“Being able to deliver such a significant number of homes purely for social rent is a game changer, so thanks to Manchester City Council, Homes England, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority for partnering with MSV on this important scheme.”

The brownfield sites are located in an established residential area of Cheetham Hill.

Nearby, Zephyr X wants to develop a £70m 23-storey BTR tower, which is waiting for approval.

MSV has recently benefitted from Manchester City Council’s disposal of 10 sites hosting more than 700 homes as part of the local authority’s drive to hit its target of 10,000 discounted homes by 2032.

Other sites include the former Reno nightclub in Moss Side, which MSV plans to redevelop into 220 homes, and Levenshulme Cricket Club, a three-acre plot where Southway Housing Trust is planning 50 homes.

MSV’s project team includes Sutcliffe, Azymuth Acoustics UK, E3P, Saville Landscape Design, and Roberts Highway Consultants.

To learn more about the recently submitted application, use the planning reference 140867/FO/2024 in Manchester City Council’s planning portal.

MSV’s scheme forms part of the first phase of the city council’s Project 500 initiative, which seeks to increase Manchester’s affordable home offer using council-owned land.

The first wave of projects – totalling 357 homes – are now either on-site or going through the planning process.

Of these homes, 92% will be made available at social rent or the Manchester Living Rent – a level of rent that is capped at the Local Housing Allowance rate.

Project 500’s second phase is underway and the first planning application for the next group of affordable homes will be submitted in the coming weeks.

The next phase will exceed the target of 500 new affordable homes on council-owned land delivered through the scheme, the city council said.

Other schemes under the Project 500 umbrella include a 46-home development in Harpurhey and the proposed One Manchester development in Moston, which would deliver 28 Manchester Living Rent homes.

Cllr Gavin White, Manchester City Council’s executive member for housing and development, said: “Project 500 is one of the innovative ways that we are working with housing partners in the city to meet our ambitious housing strategy target to make sure at least 10,000 social, Council and genuinely affordable homes are built up to 2032 to meet demand for quality housing in Manchester.” 

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