Manchester makes case for Section 106 to remain
With central government seemingly keen to scrap Section 106 agreements, the city’s senior planners have issued a report spelling out the positive impact its use of this “planning lever” has.
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Lovell primed for Collyhurst housing
The housebuilder is in line to deliver the 274-home first phase of homes in the area, as part of Manchester’s Victoria North housing masterplan.
GM retains 60% Green Belt release reduction in Places for Everyone
The revised Greater Manchester spatial framework increases employment land allocation compared to last year's proposal while keeping much of its heart, promising to build 90% of new homes in urban areas.
Next wave of project appointments for Victoria North
Design practices Maccreanor Lavington and Schulze+Grassov are to lead the masterplanning of the 5,500-home Red Bank neighbourhood, part of the larger Manchester development.
Great Places seals land deal in Higher Blackley
The housing association aims to complete the construction of 25 affordable homes on Victoria Avenue by next summer after purchasing the site from Manchester City Council.
Green light for Collyhurst Village
The joint venture between Manchester City Council and Far East Consortium has been granted approval to deliver 244 homes as part of the wider £4bn Victoria North project.
Manchester to set out housing strategy to 2030
The council is to combine its housing strategy and residential growth documents into a single plan that takes into account both the significant upturn in new residents and growing inequality in the city.
One Manchester appoints transformation officer
Charlotte Grover has joined the housing provider’s executive leadership team to refine and reshape its key business functions and delivery services post pandemic.
SITE VISIT | Urban Splash’s latest New Islington builds
In less than two years, the 21-year regeneration of New Islington in Manchester will be complete.
Ancoats mobility hub advances in ‘UK first’
Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese described plans for a facility combining shared electric cars and e-bikes with a last mile delivery consolidation centre as “transformational”, as the application went in this week.
