Success for 60 affordable Stretford homes
Trafford Council voted to grant planning permission to Southway Housing Trusts’ proposal to build 50 apartments and 10 houses on land by the junction of Christie Road and Chester Road.
The decision was made at Trafford Council’s planning and development management committee meeting last week.
In order to secure approval, the project underwent a series of design changes since its conception – including the reduction of apartments from 62 to 50, the addition of five townhouses, the inclusion of balconies, and the changing of the brick colour on the apartment block from a grey colour to a red one.
Under the approved plans, the housing association will demolish a vehicle repair centre currently occupying the 1.5-acre site in Stretford. In its place, Southway will construct a six-storey apartment block and a row of 10 three-bed townhouses.
There will be separate vehicle access points for the townhouses and apartment block. Credit: via planning documents
Of the 50 apartments, 16 are to have one bedroom and 34 are to have two. All 10 townhouses as well as 49 apartments will be available for shared ownership. The remaining 11 flats will be designated as affordable rent.
There will be two access points to the site, both off Christie Road. One will open up to a car park with 27 spaces, including two designated as accessible. This will be for the apartment block.
The other access point will lead to a separate 11-space car park for the townhouses. Of the 11 spaces, one will be for visitors.
Pegasus Group is the planning consultant for the application, which features designs by architect Calderpeel. LUC is the landscape architect on the project.
Miller Goodall is the noise and air quality consultant. Ridge is advising on flood risk and drainage strategy. E3P is wearing several hats, offering consultancy services related to geoenvironmental site assessment, arboriculture, and biodiversity.
The project team also includes daylight and sunlight specialist Proximity and transport expert SCP.
To learn more about the approved plans, search application reference number 108338/FUL/22 on the Trafford Council planning portal.
