Stockport residents will soon be able to have their say on the £250m Stockport 8 regeneration project planned for the west of the town centre. 

Muse, the developer for the project, is inviting residents to be part of a 'first community conversation' for the project, which aims to transform eight acres of the town centre between the viaduct and King Street West into a 'mixed-use neighbourhood'.

Residents will be able to give their views on the plans by attending drop-in sessions, online Q&A meetings, or by filling out questionnaires or writing letters. For a full list, see the end of this article.

The plan involves the construction of 1,200 new homes, which will be a mixture of affordable homes, Build to Rent (BtR) and open market sale, which provide a number of investment opportunities.

Alongside details of the public consultation, developer Muse has also unveiled the following renderings of what Stockport 8 could look like (Image - Stockport Council)

Muse said Stockport 8 plans aim to "reconnect the site to nearby neighbourhoods and the town centre, bringing life back to what was once a thriving residential neighbourhood under the railway arches."

As well as homes, it will include office and retail space, and will be entirely 'digitally-enabled'. 

Muse will work with Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) to deliver the £250m project, using money from the English Cities Fund. The plans are among the largest town-centre development projects in the UK, let alone Greater Manchester.

How to have your say:

There are a number of ways to give your views on Stockport 8.

• Drop in sessions: Here, members of the project team will be on-hand to discuss the scheme. These sessions will run on: Thursday 1 February, 3-7pm at Edgeley Park | Saturday 3 February, 10am-3pm at Merseyway Shopping Centre (outside Specsavers)
• Online Q&A session: Here, you can learn more about the plans and/or ask the project team questions. It will run on Tuesday 6 Feb, 6.30-7.30pm. Sign up HERE.
• Email: Simply contact [email protected]
• Phone: Call 0800 689 1095 (Mon –Fri, 9:00am–5:30pm)
• Fill in the freepost questionnaire found in the local newsletter which will be delivered to local residents in February.

This period for feedback ends on 1 March. A further consultation on the refined plans is expected in Summer 2024, with a planning application due to be submitted soon after in Autumn.

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