Developer on board for 2,150-home Godley Green Garden Village
MADE Partnership – a joint venture between Barratt Redrow, Homes England, and Lloyds Banking Group – will deliver the Tameside project, one of the largest residential developments in Greater Manchester.
Godley Green Garden Village, which sits to the north of Mottram Old Road east of Hyde, is the first deal announced by the £150m MADE Partnership since its formation in September.
The 15-year scheme has an estimated gross development value of more than £750m and comprises 2,150 homes.
Stephen Kinsella, board member for MADE Partnership, said: “Godley Green Garden Village is a development of regional significance and MADE Partnership is really excited to be working with Tameside Council to deliver its ambitious plans for the site.
“This is the first MADE Partnership deal to be announced and as master developers for the project we look forward to partnering with the council on a long-term basis to build a desirable new community at Godley Green where people can be proud to live, work, and relax.”
Executive Leader of Tameside Council, Cllr Eleanor Wills, said: “Our initial discussions about putting an Exclusivity Agreement in place with MADE Partnership are incredibly exciting.
“MADE Partnership is a unique organisation with the vision and expertise that could significantly contribute to our end goal, which is the successful delivery of a sustainable, well-designed place that will benefit the new and existing communities.”
MADE Partnership said it will fund and install the site’s primary and community infrastructure, create serviced parcels of land for housebuilders, and deliver a social value strategy while ensuring long-term stewardship is put in place.
It will be charged with responsibility for the project’s overall vision, strategy, and the coordination of its stakeholders.
Outline approval for the project was granted in November 2023. The terms of the plan are to be concluded in 2025, with a target for work to start in spring 2026.
The outline application was sent to the secretary of state for approval for the mixed-use development, which is on Green Belt.
Plans include 14,000 sq ft of retail floorspace, 17,200 sq ft of commercial space, and 10,800 sq ft floorspace allocated for local community use.
Land use would include shops, financial and professional services, indoor sports facilities, a medical centre, a nursery, offices, and drinking establishments.
According to designs, these units would be formed as “high-density clusters” up to four storeys high, with flats above shops to create a hub for each neighbourhood.
The site is expected to have 148 acres of natural space and 11.5 acres of landscaped parks; MADE Partnership has stated that more than 50% of the site’s land would be developed as open and communal space, with a focus on maintaining biological habitats.
The proposed housing mix would see 254 single-bedroom apartments and 167 two-bed flats developed. As well as 482 two-bedroom houses, 564 three-bedroom homes, and 482 four-bedroom houses.
For senior living, 133 single-bed homes and 68 two-bed homes would be provided.
Of the homes, 15% would be allocated as affordable with 60% of these homes at affordable rent and 40% for affordable ownership.
The project’s planning consultant is Gerald Eve. Others on the project team include Pea Green, TEP, Planit, Malcolm Hughes, Eddisons Transport Planning, and Croft.
To view the outline application, use the reference 21/01171/OUT on Tameside Council’s planning portal.
Godley Green Garden Village, which sits to the north of Mottram Old Road east of Hyde, is the first deal announced by the £150m MADE Partnership since its formation in September.
The 15-year scheme has an estimated gross development value of more than £750m and comprises 2,150 homes.
Stephen Kinsella, board member for MADE Partnership, said: “Godley Green Garden Village is a development of regional significance and MADE Partnership is really excited to be working with Tameside Council to deliver its ambitious plans for the site.
“This is the first MADE Partnership deal to be announced and as master developers for the project we look forward to partnering with the council on a long-term basis to build a desirable new community at Godley Green where people can be proud to live, work, and relax.”
Executive Leader of Tameside Council, Cllr Eleanor Wills, said: “Our initial discussions about putting an Exclusivity Agreement in place with MADE Partnership are incredibly exciting.
“MADE Partnership is a unique organisation with the vision and expertise that could significantly contribute to our end goal, which is the successful delivery of a sustainable, well-designed place that will benefit the new and existing communities.”
MADE Partnership said it will fund and install the site’s primary and community infrastructure, create serviced parcels of land for housebuilders, and deliver a social value strategy while ensuring long-term stewardship is put in place.
It will be charged with responsibility for the project’s overall vision, strategy, and the coordination of its stakeholders.
Outline approval for the project was granted in November 2023. The terms of the plan are to be concluded in 2025, with a target for work to start in spring 2026.
The outline application was sent to the secretary of state for approval for the mixed-use development, which is on Green Belt.
Plans include 14,000 sq ft of retail floorspace, 17,200 sq ft of commercial space, and 10,800 sq ft floorspace allocated for local community use.
Land use would include shops, financial and professional services, indoor sports facilities, a medical centre, a nursery, offices, and drinking establishments.
According to designs, these units would be formed as “high-density clusters” up to four storeys high, with flats above shops to create a hub for each neighbourhood.
The site is expected to have 148 acres of natural space and 11.5 acres of landscaped parks; MADE has stated that more than 50% of the site’s land would be developed as open and communal space, with a focus on maintaining biological habitats.
The proposed housing mix would see 254 single-bedroom apartments and 167 two-bed flats developed. As well as 482 two-bedroom houses, 564 three-bedroom homes, and 482 four-bedroom houses.
For senior living, 133 single-bed homes and 68 two-bed homes would be provided.
Of the homes, 15% would be allocated as affordable with 60% of these homes at affordable rent and 40% for affordable ownership.
The project’s planning consultant is Gerald Eve. Others on the project team include Pea Green, TEP, Planit, Malcolm Hughes, Eddisons Transport Planning, and Croft.
To view the outline application, use the reference 21/01171/OUT on Tameside Council’s planning portal.
Really good to see Barratt/Redrow putting a bit of effort into their designs for once. First time I’ve seen an estate planned by those two which I’ve actually liked the look of – a diversity of house types, walkability, bit of density. Not just the same house copied over and over. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come and the days of copy+paste estates are over for these two juggernauts of housing delivery.
By Anonymous
In fairness, the MADE partnership was only announced weeks ago and it’s on with a major scheme already that looks like a great example of placemaking. I congratulate all partners involved.
By Anonymous
Exactly what the area needs. Well done to all involved in getting this scheme to where it is.
By Depressed Latic
Gerrit built
By Opero
The Tameside Councillors who are pushing for this development should be ashamed for ruining this much needed countryside that will be lost for ever.Much more pollution for local rivers .
The timescale to complete these houses and support buildings will probably take much longer since the unrealistic government’s ambitions because the UK does not have a skilled workforce and the UK cannot bring in tradesmen from EU Countries post Brexit.
The UK cannot produce enough building materials on this scale without relying on imports from abroad.
People opposing this development need to keep fighting until TMBC Planners realise the problems that they are creating.
By Paul griffiths
It’s only half decent because of the involvement and financing of the public sector here. If they weren’t involved you would see the usual cookie cutter rubbish.
By Anonymous
It’s an absolute disgrace, this is green belt land and should not be built on . Tameside council are a bunch of useless self serving idiots
By Phil
Well done to Tameside and Planit for working so hard to push a design for Godley Green that celebrates the best of both town and country! Without this benchmark it’s hard to imagine something this interesting would be coming forward both in terms of urban form and the delivery model.
By Anonymous
One would assume with almost 1,500 new homes with 2, 3, and 4 bedroom homes … that families and children being encouraged to the area? Forgive me but I don’t see any plans for new schools or dentists?? Have I overlooked them?
By Anonymous
Out of interest, how can a recently conceived JV already be selected on such a major scheme?
By Phil
An area of beauty ruined for profit typical Tameside
By Anonymous
Having lived on Mottram Old Rd all my life and seen Tameside slowly destroy the area with cheap housing and slowly encroach on the countryside I’ve had enough and at the age of70 am seriously considering moving
By Anonymous
I think that Tameside should be spending on Hyde town centre instead letting the place get more rundown and everything shutting down except barbers, hairdresser’s, nail bars and beauty shops, vape shops, takeaways and cheap shops.
By Alan J
Dear Alan J: Hyde, Cheshire, was a locally controlled thriving town with a magnificant Town Hall, grand swimming baths, great library, and so on. Now it is managed from Ashton (Tameside, whatever that is) which means supposedly everything is more efficient and everbody benefits. Really? Transplanting 20,000 Mancunians to a greenfield site near Mottram did not help. Who decided all this? Answer: some civil servants in London. Local democracy would be an experiment worth trying.
By Anonymous
Fantastic to see this finally happening . Hopefully the houses are indeed affordable and not the 380,000 for a terrace that have recently come on the market
By Anonymous
No one wants this!
By Anonymous
What about the traffic there is going to be about 2000 cars coming onto Mottram Road
By Anonymous
The surrounding infrastructure can’t cope with the existing traffic so how will another 4000 cars manage ( that’s 2 cars per household a conservative estimate) the idiots at Tameside council want to live in the real world and spend the money were it will do some good.
By Anonymous