7 key developments in the planning for Greater Manchester - what you need to know
The transformation of a building that has sat in Rochdale town centre since the late 1700s is one of many key developments planned across Greater Manchester recently.
What used to be home to ‘The Nile’ nightclub on the corner of Drake Street and Smith Street, opposite where the tram stop sits, is set to become new homes. A total of 10 apartments and a seven-bedroom HMO has been planned for the building, writes the LDRS.
Elsewhere in Manchester 758 homes in a new development are listed for ‘market housing’.
Two huge towers in the city centre are touted for the corner of Store Street and Great Ancoats Street. The complex would contain apartments as well as cafes and shops.
Here is a breakdown of each borough’s submitted planning applications this week
Manchester - Huge glitzy tower blocks set for city centre neighbourhood
Two huge towers are set to come to Ancoats which developers say will ‘set the standards’ for the neighbourhood.
Plans to build on the site of Stockton’s furniture shop, on the corner of Store Street and Great Ancoats Street, were first revealed last October, but developer Liquid Funding Business (LFB) has now confirmed final details of the project. The taller tower, called building A, will contain 558 flats in all. Little sister building B will host 200 apartments and 43,000 sq ft of office space.
Across the two buildings, which also make room for cafes and shops, 262 flats will be one-bedroom, 486 will be two-beds, and 10 are three-bedroom apartments.
Rochdale - Former nightclub built over 200-years-ago could be transformed into flats
A vacant nightclub building in the heart of Rochdale has stood since the 1700s, but soon it could be transformed into housing.
The Georgian-era building, on the corner of Drake Street and Smith Street, was originally the Wellington Hotel, before changing hands multiple times over the last two centuries. The upper floors have been empty for several years now, but used to be home to ‘The Nile’ nightclub/bar.
Developers, Cassel & Fletcher, want to convert the upper floors of the Grade-II listed building into 10 apartments. The proposals also seek to create a seven-bedroom house of multiple occupation (HMO).
Salford - The new apartments planned in town centre with ‘generous private’ balconies
New apartments are planned in Eccles town centre with ‘generous private’ balconies.
ForHousing has applied to build a nine-story building off College Croft and Fox Street, to be used as an ‘extra care lite’ development. It is based near the existing College Croft residential tower block, with a distance of more than 14m planned from the proposed new building.
If approved, the new site would have a total of 46 apartments and two communal rooms, along with staff facilities, six parking spaces, and other works around the building.
Tameside - Tennis club founded 102 years ago could be bulldozed and replaced by housing
A tennis club in Ashton, founded 100 years ago, could soon be demolished and replaced with housing.
Rosehill Tennis Club has been a mainstay on Gorsey Lane for decades, after its establishment in 1923. But a dwindling membership and the facilities being in a poor state led to the club making the tough decision to permanently close last year.
The clubhouse suffered serious damage due to vandalism and the courts became a safety risk – meaning the club has not been operational since 2023.
Trafford - Secondary school’s derelict blocks in line for demolition
An educational trust is applying for permission to demolish two derelict blocks at a Partington secondary school.
The application for Broadoak Comprehensive School in Warburton Lane has been submitted by The Dean Trust which runs the school.
Blocks E and F are derelict, deemed unsafe and ‘uninhabitable’, the application form says.
Four new houses set to be built in shadow of office block
A proposal to build four new houses on a former car park in Sale has been submitted to Trafford’s planning team.
The car park, off Westgate, formerly served the adjacent Sale Point office building which is set to be turned into a complex of apartments.
The plan is to build two pairs of semi-detached four-bedroom houses, each meeting disability access requirements and with three designated parking spaces as well as storage for cycles.
Pottery studio could become a takeaway - Plans have been submitted for the conversion of a pottery studio in Sale into a takeaway.
The property is a two-storey end-terraced building in a row of commercial premises on Cross Street, part of the A56 corridor into Manchester city centre.
Applicant Shivajyoti Vuppula runs the business Delicious Bite and has owned the building since July 2023.
Wigan - Tattoo parlour plans to open bar and coffee shop on its premises
A tattoo, piercing and laser removal studio in Tyldesley’s town centre conservation area is set to add a bar and coffee shop to its range of services.
Plans have been submitted to Wigan council for the change of use at the Old Bank Tattoo Studio in Elliott Street, which is a Grade II-listed building. A planning statement from applicant Listedliquors ltd says the plan is for the tattoo studio to move upstairs to the first floor and open the ground floor up as a coffee house and bar.
The bar will have a few full-time staff (from the ownership team) and multiple part-time employees.
Staff and customers will park within the existing car park to the rear of the building which can accommodate four vehicles.