£350m Stockport town centre scheme approved by planners

Plans for a new £350m town centre neighbourhood in Stockport, designed by shedkm, have been approved by the local authority.

The eight-acre Stockport 8 site, led by The Stockport 8 LLP, a joint venture between Stockport council and ECF, a partnership of Homes England, Legal & General and Muse, forms a central part of the Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation’s (MDC) Town Centre West regeneration programme.

Located either side of King Street West, adjacent to the grade II listed railway viaduct, the development is intended to connect Stockport Interchange with surrounding communities and link to nearby heritage sites such as Weir Mill.

The masterplan includes about 1,300 homes of varying tenure and size, including build-to-rent, private sale and affordable housing. The proposals also incorporate commercial and community space at ground-floor level, a pedestrian-only street through the site, a new public square next to the viaduct and new walking and cycling connections, including dedicated cycle lanes on King Street West and Viaduct Street.

Detailed consent has been granted for the first phase, which includes 435 homes designed to meet net zero standards, accessible and adaptable apartments built to M4(2) specifications, and 82 affordable units. Other features include biodiversity measures such as green roofs, new tree planting and sustainable drainage systems.

Phase one is scheduled to begin in 2026 with completion in 2028, followed by a second phase starting in 2029. The project team includes Planit as landscape architect, Vinci as contractor, Deloitte as planning consultant, Walker Sime as project manager, Tace on MEP design, Renaissance for structural and civil engineering and Arup on highways and transport.

Stockport 8 is one of several major schemes being advanced under the MDC’s £1bn programme.

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