Habiko’s 240-home consultation launched

The local authority has lined up 13 sites in Denton, Droylsden, Hyde, Mottram and Ashton-under-Lyne for disposal to registered providers in a bid to see hundreds of affordable and social homes delivered.

The housebuilder’s Millfields development will deliver a mix of apartments, bungalows, and houses on the 12-acre West End Farm site for completion in 2026.

Developer United Living New Homes wants to build the Carlisle scheme off Raisbeck Close before handing the properties over to Castles & Coasts Housing Association.

Coastway Developments and Headlands have each had their respective applications approved by the local authority, allowing for the demolition and redevelopment of two sites into 92 apartments.

In the North West, the well-publicised 1.5m national housing target means the development industry is expected to deliver around 38,000 homes annually over the next five years. The levels of scrutiny and expectation from the general public have never been higher, writes Danny Hope of Stantec.

A growing number of councils across the country are putting measures in place to curb the development of houses in multiple occupation amid concerns about their impacts on residents and local communities.

The 12.3-acre site east of Salesbury View would host two- and three-bedroom properties if Ribble Valley Council gives its consent.

The scheme also includes 270,000 sq ft of employment space, and a link road to ease pressure on the congested Chequerbent roundabout to the east of Westhoughton.

Kellen Homes and Great Places Housing’s 498-home Riverpark, the first phase of Bruntwood SciTech’s Sister, and MSV’s 212-home plan for Moss Side were all waved through by the city council. Plans for 1,020 properties at Chorlton Square and Great Ancoats Street will be subject to further scrutiny.

The county council’s planning committee voted unanimously to defer an application from Castle Green Homes, but green-lit an Awnyl Homes scheme.

The builder will now deliver 82 East Manchester apartments on the corner of Ashton New Road for Great Places Housing Group, under the ongoing Grey Mare Lane regeneration masterplan.

Despite a recommendation for approval from officers, the council’s planning committee decided to refuse the Sandbach project citing concerns about its impact on nearby listed buildings.

Despite generating more than 1,000 objections, the scheme is recommended for approval by Rochdale Council’s planning team, which insists it conforms with the Greater Manchester spatial plan.

PH Property Holdings’ plan to convert the upper three floors of the city centre building, which fronts St Ann’s Square, into 10 apartments and a penthouse, has been approved by Manchester City Council.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has given consent for the construction of a 40,000 sq ft care home off London Road in Davenham.

Housing projects located near well-connected train stations will receive an automatic presumption in favour of development under new MHCLG plans aimed at increasing supply of high-quality, affordable homes in key towns and cities.

Political leaders and developers discussed how they are navigating the challenges standing between them and their goals at Place North West’s annual event spotlighting the city region.

The builder has delivered the 88-home affordable West Vale development at the town’s gateway, which will now be handed over to local housing association First Choice Homes Oldham.

The site of a former municipal building in Liscard is earmarked for around 100 specialist affordable housing units.