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The creation of 7,000 homes in seven new neighbourhoods in Manchester and Salford and more flexible use of space at the Trafford Centre make up some of the more significant planning notices this week. Farnworth has been earmarked for a huge facelift under a £19.5m ‘Pride in Place’ project fronted by Bolton council. Over in Wigan , there are plans for 65 affordable homes on brownfield land in the Ince-in-Makerfield area and Lancashire County Cricket Club have ‘serious concerns’ that noise from concerts at its Old Trafford ground may disturb future residents a housing development planned close by. Here is a breakdown of each borough’s recently submitted public notices: ‘Once in a generation’ £19.5m plan for town’s regeneration Plans on how to spend £19.5m regeneration cash awarded to Farnworth over the next 10 years have been approved by Bolton council. The funding was originally awarded to Farnworth under the Plan for Neighbourhoods scheme under the previous Conservative government. The current Labour administration later confirmed the cash and renamed the scheme ‘Pride in Place’, with many of the same objectives. A special meeting of Bolton council’s cabinet heard from assistant director of development and regeneration, Paul Whittingham, who said the implementation and priorities of the scheme would be led by the community. He said: “This plan represents a long process but does create the opportunity to look at the next 10 years. Developer argues fields it wants to build houses on ‘only make weak contribution’ to green belt Plans for a small housing estate on green belt land on the outskirts of Bury have been submitted. Holcombe Brook based Cornell Group is seeking permission in principle to build nine homes on grassed land at the junction of Bentley Lane and Walmersley Old Road. The plot borders the M66 motorway and consists of greenfield land with an area of allotments to the southern boundary, with a number of outbuildings and structures. The larger portion of the site was previously been in agricultural use. A former quarry lies to the north west boundary, which is now a mature woodland there is residential development bordering along Bentley Lane and Walmersley Old Road. Six-storey block of 40 flats planned at prime town centre site Plans for a block of 40 flats at a town centre site have been submitted. The six-storey block is planned for the site of the former Wellington pub on Stand Lane in Radcliffe , close to the junction with Pilkington Way. The block, named on the plans as New Mellor House, would contain a mix of one and two-bedroom apartments and the plans also include creation of a new parking court and provision of landscaping. Documents in support of the application, by Candy Investments Ltd said the proposals were ‘a fully affordable high-quality scheme’. A design and access statement said the site would be accessed via Mellor Street, off Stand Lane to allow vehicles to access the site from the rear, while pedestrians would access the development via a separate entrance on Stand Lane. The report, said: “The site comprises of a main plateau area which sits directly at the junction of Pilkington Way, Stand Lane and New Road, offering a key waymarking point on the route into Radcliffe. The next EIGHT high streets set to receive a major makeovers have been confirmed by Manchester council Town hall bosses have promised to revamp Manchester’s suburban centres with hundreds of millions of pounds going on new public spaces, shops, and homes in-and-around existing high streets. Last month, final plans were confirmed for Gorton and Moston , with £60m earmarked for the former’s Hyde Road heartland, set to create a new food hall and 400 new homes. Moston Lane will get a new public square, shops, and more than 100 flats in a £90m project. Strangeways and Wythenshawe have also previously been named as suburbs set to see cash pour in, with ‘half-a-billion pounds’ heading to the south Manchester town’s civic centre. And now, Manchester council says improvements will be made to Newton Heath, Harpurhey , Cheetham, Levenshulme , Longsight , Burnage, Fallowfield , and Chorlton ‘in the coming years’. Old religious convent in Greater Manchester town could be transformed into apartment complex An old convent in Middleton could be turned into an apartment complex. The former Convent of Cross and Passion site could be transformed into a block of 10 flats. It was formerly used as residence for the Sisters of the Cross and Passion. The Boarshaw Road site is no longer needed by the Roman Catholic order. Three two-bedroom apartments and seven one-beds are planned for the site – a 20 minute walk from the centre of Middleton. Plans for thousands of new homes and a major public park are edging closer to becoming reality as part of a regeneration project spanning Manchester and Salford. Plans for thousands of new homes and a major public park are edging closer to becoming reality as part of a regeneration project spanning Manchester and Salford. A development masterplan is expected to get the backing of both city councils next week. It covers Strangeways and the Cambridge Industrial Estate in Broughton, as well as Bury New Road, Cheetham Hill Road, and Cheetham Park in Manchester. The blueprint includes 7,000 new homes ‘across seven distinct neighbourhoods’ alongside health facilities and a 60-acre public space in Salford set to be called Copper Park. It follows a public consultation where ‘complex and mixed responses’ to the plans surfaced, including some ‘significant concerns’ around potential issues such as flooding and traffic congestion. Salford council said the areas are facing other issues such as ‘fragmented land ownership’, but the masterplan aims to find ‘long-term solutions’ to overcome barriers to future growth. Most people who responded to the consultation ‘expressed strong support for regeneration of the area, describing development as long overdue and welcoming investment’ according to a summary report. Huge new play park planned for vacant grassland in Greater Manchester Vacant grassland in Hattersley may soon be transformed into a park that could become ‘the central hub for play’. A new play park including multi-use games area (MUGA), footpaths, cycle paths and play equipment has been promised in the vision for this corner of Tameside . The section of greenbelt land opposite the Hattersley Tesco site, over Ashworth Lane, has been earmarked to bring in the much-needed facility. It would sit next to a new housing and retail development currently under construction off the A560/ Stockport Road. According to developer Onward Homes, a study has shown there are limited outdoor play areas or sports pitches in the area that are free for the public.Trafford: Would Lancs cricket club be a ‘noise neighbour’ to 228 new homes? Bosses at Lancashire County Cricket Club have voiced ‘serious concerns’ that noise from concerts at its Old Trafford stadium may disturb future residents of a 228-home development right next door. Plans to build the homes on a now-vacant former B&Q site on Great Stone Road are up for consideration before Trafford’s planning committee next week (Thursday November 13). In a letter submitted to the committee for consideration, the club says noise from gigs at the Emirates Old Trafford ground could create ‘significant adverse effects’ for future residents. Bosses bidding to maximise £100m investment in Trafford Centre A planning application aimed at reducing vacant shop units on the mezzanine floor and maximising more than £100m of investment in the Trafford Centre over the last five years has been submitted. Bosses of the iconic mall say it is currently undergoing ‘a period of evolution unparalleled in its history’ as many of the original leases on its retail units have expired. The Trafford Centre Ltd’s submission is for the flexible use of the mezzanine floorspace across the shopping complex. In the planning statement, agent Profectus Town Planning says ‘significant progress’ has been made in filling large vacant units in the Trafford Centre recently. This has included the relocation of M&S to the former Debenhams store and the backfilling of the former M&S store with new flagship Inditex stores. "This in turn frees up floorspace within the centre for other relocations or new retailers,” the statement on Trafford council’s planning portal says. Plans for 65 affordable homes in Greater Manchester town tabled Plans for 65 affordable homes on brownfield land in the Ince-in-Makerfield area of Wigan have been submitted. Stonebond Properties (Manchester) and Great Places Housing Group want to build the houses with parking, landscaping, internal access roads and public open space at Laburnum Avenue and Christopher Street. The site covers a total of 5.5 acres, split into two parcels of land. The southern part of the site is rectangular and comprises a former council depot which has been cleared to slab level. The northern part of the site was previously brownfield and home to terraced properties and known to be used for coal mining. A design and access statement available to view on the Wigan council planning portal says that Stonebond’s vision is ‘to create places for people to live, work and enjoy’.
