Kellen, Great Places progress controversial 200-home Stockport scheme
Properties delivered through the redevelopment of Mirrlees Fields, approved following an appeal, will all be available on affordable tenures.
Kellen Homes and Great Places Housing Group have kicked off a community consultation aimed at shaping a reserved matters application for the 200-home Stockport project.
MAN Energy Solutions, which owns the 54-acre site in Hazel Grove, secured outline planning permission earlier this year; the Planning Inspectorate overturned Stockport Council’s decision to refuse the scheme following an inquiry.
The development will deliver 100% affordable housing comprising shared ownership and rental properties, supported by grant funding, according to the developers.
The scheme also features a 40-acre country park, to be managed by Land Trust.
Mark Calvert, land director for Kellen Homes said: “This reserved matters application is a critical step in delivering a development that blends affordable housing with a large publicly accessible open space.
“Our goal is not only to meet the much-needed affordable housing needs of Stockport but also to improve the local environment with a significant biodiversity uplift, creating a lasting legacy of green space and natural beauty for everyone to enjoy.”
The project features a 40-acre country park. Credit: via Counter Context
Nick Gornall, director of development at Great Places, added: “Our proposals, including plans for adaptable homes at Mirrlees Fields, are essential to addressing the urgent need for high-quality, affordable and accessible housing for both rent and shared ownership in the area.
“We believe engaging with local residents on the planned development is crucial. Their insights will help shape our proposals to ensure they reflect the needs and aspirations of the community.”
Have your say on the plans – www.mirrleesfields-consultation.co.uk.
Subject to obtaining consent for the reserved matters, Kellen Homes and Great Places are aiming to start on site in 2025.
Stockport Council rejected the application in 2022 against officer recommendations. The planning committee argued that the scheme would result in an unacceptable loss of open space. MAN subsequently appealed the decision.
The Planning Inspectorate then overturned the refusal, stating that the developer’s proposal would actually “guarantee greater public access” at the site given that much of the site is currently inaccessible.
More homes,again no mention of doctors,schools etc
By Anonymous
More people to the area as the hospital crumbles
By Anonymous
This development will cause case chaos on the roads to the A6 & Stepping Hill Hospital also to the environment where many rare species live , including bats badgers etc .although we have been promised affordable housing in the past the properties have turned out to be very expensive.
By Anonymous
Anonymous (October 29, 2024 at 6:19 pm) – the developer is required to pay a financial contribution towards education provision of over an estimated £2.5m (the final amount being set when the relevant reserved matters applications clarify the precise mix of dwellings rather than just the overall number)
By Martin Cranmer
I’m struggling to understand the other commenters on here. The decision to build on the site has happened, it’s now able to be developed whether you like it or not. What this is reporting is that the scheme is now going to be 100% affordable housing rather than the minimum 50% previously agreed. This is good news.
By Martin Cranmer
When they say AFFORDABLE housing does that mean SOCIAL HOUSING which is badly needed, or, housing for people earning over £30, 000 p.a.?
By Penelope
I’d concrete over all of it 🙂
By Anonymous