New homes for Heywood given the go ahead

Planning approval granted for 65 new homes off Mary Street in Heywood

Planning permission has been granted for a residential scheme on the former Boots warehouse site in Heywood.

Rochdale Borough Council approved plans that will see 65 new mixed tenure two and three bedroom homes built on the three acre former site, off Mary Street in Heywood. Of these, 37 will be affordable homes which will be built for Guinness, while 28 will be for open market sale under Galliford Try’s Linden Homes brand.

Galliford Try Partnerships will commence construction in early summer this year and the new homes will be available from Spring 2017.

Darren Leary, development director at Galliford Try Partnerships, said: “We are delighted to have received planning permission for the redevelopment of the former Boots warehouse site. We have worked very closely with The Guinness Partnership and Rochdale Borough Council in bringing the site forward and hope that this development will be the catalyst for future regeneration in the area.”

Ian Kershaw, Business Development Manager at The Guinness Partnership, said: “We are extremely pleased to be working with Galliford Try Partnerships on this project to help address the shortage of affordable homes in Heywood, and we look forward to commencing work on site in the coming months.”

Earlier this month, Galliford Try Partnerships and Guinness received approval for 37 high-quality affordable homes on a 3.4 acre site adjacent to Milnrow Road, Newbold. This scheme, welcomed by the council, will deliver a mixture of two, three and four bedroom houses on behalf of The Guinness Partnership.

Consultant Euan Kellie Property Solutions was responsible for securing the planning consent for both schemes on behalf of Galliford Try Partnerships and The Guinness Partnership.