Probation building torn down for Stretford homes
Trafford Council has undertaken the work on Lacy Street with a view to building a residential development on the site.
The demolition is part of a wider 27-acre ‘regeneration roadmap’ for the town centre, which proposes 800 homes around Stretford Mall, St Matthews Church, and Lacy Street.
Other improvements in the wider plan include improved access to the canal-side.
Although demolition of the former probation building has taken place, a planning application has not yet been submitted for the residential stage of the redevelopment.
According to Trafford Council, sustainability and the high street at the heart of the wider masterplan.
Included in the wider proposals are more green meeting areas with public squares and open spaces, a green biodiversity corridor and ‘Central Park’.
Work, including improvements the canal-side, has begun in Stretford. Credit: via Trafford Council planning documents / Feilden Clegg Bradley
Bruntwood is working jointly with the council on the updating and regeneration of Stretford Mall, while working to make the Kingsway, and Barton Road junction, safer and greener.
Cllr Tom Ross, Leader of Trafford Council, said: “This is a very important milestone in the transformation of Stretford town centre.
“New homes will be built on the Lacy Street site as part of the overall masterplan for Stretford and they include affordable homes.
“I am extremely excited by the future of this development and the proposals to build new homes and open up the canal. Trafford Council is totally committed to the regeneration and redevelopment of our town centres and Stretford is no exception.”
To see the wider plans, search for application ref 103844/HYB/21 on Trafford Council’s planning portal.
