Trafford signs off 251 Stretford Mall apartments
Yesterday, councillors voted to approve the local authority’s own application with Bruntwood for the delivery of three apartment blocks on the former Stretford Mall site off Chester Road.
Also approved at the council’s planning committee meeting: Promenade Estates’ redevelopment of the former Stretford Memorial Hospital into 35 homes.
Both decisions were in accordance with council officer recommendation.
Stretford Mall
- Application reference: 118672/RES/26
This was the first residential application for the Stretford Mall site from a 50/50 joint venture between Trafford Council and Bruntwood.
The proposals will see 120 one-bed homes, 115 two-bed apartments, and 16 three-bed residences delivered on the site. They will be housed within three blocks reaching up to 10 storeys.
A nearly two-acre public park is also part of the plan.
There are no affordable homes included in the plans, however the JV has said it will seek to provide 200 affordable homes through the remaining residential phases for the site.
There is also no car parking in the plans, however the scheme is next to a multi-storey car park where residents could reserve a space.
A spokesperson for Trafford Council and Bruntwood said: “Trafford Council and Bruntwood are delighted that the development received planning permission from the committee. The King Street scheme has proved to be a success and now we turn our attention to much-needed housing in the area.
“This development is the next major step in the ongoing transformation and regeneration of Stretford and it will not only provide homes for residents but also hundreds of new jobs. The next phase of the development will see the delivery of affordable homes.”
The project team for the scheme includes Deloitte, Re-form, AHR, Royal Pilgrim, BB7, Renaissance, Curtins, Bidwells, TACE, Harley Haddow, GIA, Jameson Acoustics, BWB Consulting, Levrant, Bidwells, Bruntwood, and Brooks Ecology.
Buttress is leading on the designs for the redevelopment of Stretford Memorial Hospital. Credit: Promenade Estates
Stretford Memorial Hospital
- Application reference: 118032/FUL/25
Promenade Estates is aiming for a September start for construction of 35 homes on the former Stretford Memorial Hospital site. Brack Construction is the main contractor for the scheme.
The project includes the transformation of the historic Basford House into six two-bed apartments, with terraced, semi-detached, and detached houses surrounding it.
Designs by Buttress Architects include provision for 66 car parking bays and 106 cycle storage ones.
Promenade Estates managing director Daniel Hynd welcomed Trafford Council’s planning committee’s decision to approve the scheme.
“Now the hard work begins,” he said.
“There’s still much to uncover with regards to the condition of Basford House, but consent allows us to get on site and peel back the layers,” he continued.
“It’s a beautiful building and I’m pleased that we were able to stabilise it and make it the centrepiece of our proposals.”
Edward Brack, director of Brack Construction, added: “We can now begin the task of mobilising our trades and the site itself. Basford House is one of those buildings where it’s not hard to imagine how to return it to a premium residence and it’s something we’re looking forward to getting our teeth into. It’ll get plenty of care and attention from us.”
In addition to Buttress, the project team includes LDA Design, Cre8 Land and Planning, Steven Levrant Heritage Architect, Tetra Tech, Mode Transport Planning, and Adept.
I do hope we see more schemes like this without parking provision, given the proximity to such good transport infrastructure.
By Anonymous
I do hope we see less schemes like this without parking provision, given that the tram and bus network are unable to cope with current demand.
By Big Des
No affordable housing
This stinks
By Anonymous
More shops subsumed by housing, sooner or later, we will have completed the transition – shop on line, work on line, socialise on line and don’t own a car
/ house. There was a saying about this, I cannot quite remember where it came from…
By Steve5839
10 level’s is too high for this area,it was going to be no higher than houses on wellington street, same old Trafford council!!!!
By Anonymous
Trafford Council should be ashamed of themselves gir allowing this – no parking !!!
By Deborah
@ July 10, 2026 at 7:01 pm
By Steve5839
I don’t think it’s a binary shops or homes situation. This is how most towns used to be in the UK – and are coming around to being again. Continental Europe have been having mixed housing, shopping and socialising for years. Trafford have been something of a trailblazer at this approach.
I wouldn’t want to own a car if I had a good tram nearby – and you can hire cars for long distances if needed.
By Rye
Steve5839 – it’s not rocket science, the more people who live in town centres the more likely they are to use local shops, cafes and bars. The alternative is that the town centres die and we all live in the suburbs, shop online or drive our cars to out of town shopping centres.
By Anonymous
Steve5839, if you put the wrong prompts in, you get wrong responses out.
By AI Elon
Ten1 levels is far too high for our area. It will look horrible and is definitely not what the current residents of Stretford need or want. It is for wealthier people who are from outside Stretford and none of it is affordable housing. If Trafford Council really cared about it’s own residents it would have built the affordable housing in phase one and the the expensive housing in phase two, with both being a maximum of four to six stories tall. There should be affordable elderly flats as well and landlords should be prohibited from buying any of them and charging their over inflated market rates.
By Anonymous
Thanks for the responses everyone. However, increased population may increase footfall, but footfall alone is not evidence that local shopping and social facilities are adequate. Residents may still choose to shop online, travel to larger centres, or use facilities elsewhere. The planning assessment should therefore be based on the actual provision and capacity of local services, rather than an assumption that housing growth will automatically regenerate the town centre; something it did not do like other similar schemes.
By Steve5839
No parking for the flats is a joke, 251 flats !!’Where is the affordable housing for local residents.Trafford council a joke
By Anonymous
No affordable housing provision.
This is Burnham’s legacy.
By Big Des