139 affordable and low-carbon houses to be built in Manchester

Manchester council has announced plans to deliver affordable and low-carbon homes in partnership with housing association One Manchester. 

A partly-vacant brownfield site on Oldham Road will be used for the development of 139 homes, half of which will be made available for social rent.

The properties will include 100 low-carbon one and two-bed apartments and 39 semi-detached family homes. The bottom floor of the apartment building will be used for commercial and community opportunities.

The homes will be built using techniques that lower the properties carbon footprint. This is in line with the council’s ambition to become a net-zero city by 2038.

The location of the site means that the homes will be highly accessible, close to both Newton Heath tram stop and bus routes into the city centre. It is hoped that this will reduce the need for residents to own vehicles.

Subject to planning approval, it is hoped that construction will begin later this year.

Cllr Suzanne Richards, Manchester City Council’s executive member for housing and regeneration, said: ‘This is another brilliant example of partnership working between the council and One Manchester, using council land and their development acumen to deliver low carbon, affordable homes for Manchester.

‘This is exactly what we need to be doing to meet our target to deliver at least 6,400 affordable homes up to 2025.

‘This sort of partnership will continue as we work to increase home building across the city, along with the creation of a council-led housing delivery company that will ensure we are using the land resources at our disposal to deliver as much housing as possible for Manchester people.’

David Williams, executive director of assets and growth at One Manchester, said: ‘This scheme is part of our larger programme to provide new, low carbon properties in the heart of Manchester, supporting both local people to access affordable homes, and supporting the council in meeting their carbon targets.’

Earlier this year, (February 7) more details were unveiled for the ‘Northern Gateway’ regeneration project, which is a joint venture between Manchester City Council and developer Far East Consortium (FEC).

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