Nearly 30,000 new homes coming in four boroughs - including Stockport
Nearly 30,000 new homes are set to come to Greater Manchester after leaders moved to create new 'development corporations' to get building.
In total, 27,250 homes will come in three separate 'mayoral development zones', spanning seven Greater Manchester boroughs.
They will be overseen by three 'mayoral development corporations' (MDCs), public bodies which oversee private development, and can directly build infrastructure too.
Two of the MDCs already existed, but on Friday (June 27), council leaders voted to keep them running and create a new one — where 17,000 new homes will be built one day.
Thousands more homes will go up in other spots across the city-region, but Andy Burnham said creating the new Old Trafford MDC and renewing the existing Stockport and Northern Gateway MDCs will help leaders 'free ourselves from the grip of the housing crisis'.
He added in a statement: "Because of the decisions we've taken, Greater Manchester is now building more affordable homes than at any point since the turn of the millennium.
"We need to keep building on that momentum until we reach a tipping point where we build more social homes than we lose.
"We're determined to ensure that every person in Greater Manchester has access to the safe and secure home they need in order to thrive."
The Northern Gateway MDC covers parts of Bury, Oldham, and Rochdale, and should see 2,750 homes built in Heywood, Pilsworth, Simister and Bowlee.
Like the Stockport MDC, which covers the town centre, it's existed for a number of years. But the Stockport programme has recently trebled in size, meaning chiefs believe they will be able to double the amount of homes planned — from 4,000 to 8,000.
Mark Roberts, Stockport's Liberal Democrat council leader, told a Greater Manchester Combined Authority meeting on Friday: "We are really pleased to see this work progressing though the MDC. It shows what you can achieve working in a cross-party way in the town centre."
The new MDC covers Old Trafford, including the area around where Manchester United hope to build a new, 100,000-seat stadium. The mayor and chancellor Rachel Reeves have ruled out public money being spent on the new arena, but Mr Burnham has said taxpayers' cash could be spent on new infrastructure to support housing in the area.
Officials expect 17,000 homes to come from the Old Trafford MDC, which they expect will have a huge impact on Trafford widely, Salford, and Moss Side and Hulme in Manchester.
Bev Craig, Manchester council leader, said: "It's one of the city-region's major growth locations.
"This is a long-standing plan the boroughs of Trafford and Salford have had for their areas. They have brought it to the Combined Authority to supercharge it.
"This is specifically agreeing in principle an MDC for the regeneration of the Old Trafford area. This is asking to go out to consultation. Hulme and Moss Side will be looking on with great interest to what's happening at their front door.
Trafford leader, Tom Ross, added: "This is an opportunity for so many people, not just in north Trafford, but in Salford and Manchester. We are at very early stages. This is the most appropriate vehicle to take this regeneration forward."
Once an MDC is created, officials often work with the private sector to develop new housing projects, which will then go to individual councils for planning permission.
The full list of areas expected to see new homes includes:
- Stockport (town centre)
- Bury (Pilsworth, Simister)
- Rochdale (Heywood, Bowlee)
- Trafford (Old Trafford, Wharfside)
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