Manchester Council’s Executive are set to approve a number of council owned land disposals which could allow up to 700 new affordable homes to be built
They will consider a report outlines the Housing Partnerships plans for ten brownfield sites and how they have been designed to directly address acute local affordable housing demand, providing a broad range of different house types and tenures ranging from specialist supported accommodation, apartments for key workers and right-sizers, along with larger family houses.
The first phase of new housing at Grey Mare Lane and the delivery of the new masterplan for the east Manchester estate. The site will deliver 76 social rented homes by Great Places as part of a long-term plan to deliver more than 500 new homes.
The replacement of the derelict Apollo Pub in Miles Platting that will see 31 homes for social rent by Jigsaw Housing, complementing the PFI programme that has delivered 480 new family homes in the last decade.
12 bespoke supported accommodation homes in Clayton to be delivered by Mosscare St Vincents (MSV) to help meet the need for specialist homes for adults with learning difficulties and autism.
The Disposal of the former Levenshulme Cricket Club land, which has been unused for some years, to deliver 50 affordable larger family homes by Southway Housing.
The former leisure centre site in Levenshulme could also deliver 30 new affordable homes.
The Peacock Centre in Gorton will deliver 70 affordable homes by Clarion, while Southway are proposing nine new affordable homes on Wilbraham Road in Chorlton.
Leader of the Council Bev Craig said:
“Building more affordable homes for Manchester residents is one of Manchester City Council’s biggest priorities and we have a massive housebuilding programme under way to build at least 10,000 genuinely affordable, council, social homes.
“We know that building these much-needed homes isn’t easy, so we have looked at how we can get the best use from land that the council owns to help us reach ambitious housing strategy. I’m pleased to bring forward the latest examples of where we our building on our land.
“We are on track to meet our target, and we have seen more genuinely affordable homes built in the last year than at any other time in more than a decade. This is being done through programmes like this, our own building company This City, Project 500, large regeneration schemes and working to influence the market. We are committed to building the new homes Manchester residents need to thrive.”
