This development of 530 units in West Gorton, east Manchester, designed by Hamiltons Architects for housebuilder Braidwater, is set to restart in the autumn following a pick up in demand

However, the previously private estate will now be evenly split between private homes and social and extra care units. The houses have been designed to level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes and are super-insulated with triple-glazed windows and a central hot water store.

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