More than 470 new homes planned in the Rochdale borough to receive £9.6m share of government's Brownfield Housing Fund

More than 470 new homes planned in the Rochdale borough are to receive a £9.6m share of the government's Brownfield Housing Fund.

The fourteen developments selected in the borough span Heywood, Middleton, Castleton and Rochdale with ten to be developed by the local authority, with two by a residential property developer and one private.

The prioritised funding will see £6.8m for 12 developments of 414 houses in year two, followed by £1.7m for 58 homes across two developments.

Funding has been allocated as follows:

Year two

• 12 homes at Pilsworth Road, Heywood, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £360,000
• 8 homes at Hornby Street, Heywood, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £240,000
• 14 homes at Drake Street, Rochdale, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £420,000
• 85 homes at Well I'Th'Lane, Rochdale to be developed by M7 Projects Ltd: £1,062,000
• 8 homes at Castle Inn, Rochdale, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £240,000
• 1 home at Milkstone Place, Rochdale, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £30,000
• 12 homes at Brassey Street, Middleton, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £360,000
• 17 homes at Lodge Mill, Middleton, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £510,000
• 4 homes at Durnford Street, Middleton, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £120,000
• 24 homes at The Junction, Castleton, to be developed by New Living Homes LTD: £480,000
• 191 homes at Castleton Sidings, to be developed by Kellen Homes: £3,020,000

 

 

Year 3

• 8 homes at the Nowster Pub, Middleton, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £240,000
• 50 homes at Hare Hill Road, Littleborough, to be developed by Rochdale Council: £1,500,000

The remaining site at Station gateway, next to Rochdale Railway Station, has been allocated £1,000,000 for Rochdale Borough Council, which owns the site, to dispose of in preparation for 38 homes.

Danny Meredith, cabinet member for regeneration and housing at Rochdale Borough Council, said: “I’m delighted that we’ve secured £8.6m from the brownfield land fund.

“We operate a brownfield preference policy when it comes to development and this investment will help us to deliver much needed housing, most of which will be affordable, on sustainable sites.

“It will also help us regenerate vacant brownfield sites to improve the wider area and create more attractive places across the borough.”

All brownfield sites identified for development were assessed on their viability and how they support the principles of the Greater Manchester Strategy, including the provision of affordable housing and the ambition to be carbon neutral by 2038.

The funding is the second tranche of the three-year £150m brownfield programme, announced as part of Greater Manchester’s 2023 trailblazer devolution deal, which set a delivery target of 7,000 new homes by 2025/26.

All sites are yet to go to the Rochdale Borough Council planning committee. Work is scheduled to begin no later than December 2025.