Massive housing development that unlocks railway extension set for green light
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA massive new housing development that could unlock a new railway extension is set to be approved this week. Kellen Homes’ proposal would see 191 ‘high quality’ homes built on the 27-acre site off Heywood Road in Rochdale.
This new housing site, just 650m from Castleton Station, would provide a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes - all of which would get two parking spaces and an electric car charging point.
A total of 15 per cent of the homes are earmarked for affordable housing (up to 80 per cent of market value). READ MORE: The Greater Manchester town where a 'five-minute journey can take half an hour' The land once occupied by Baggs Yard Railing Sidings is one allocation of the Places for Everyone plan.
PfE aims to bring thousands of new homes and jobs to Greater Manchester by 2039. As per the PfE agreement, if this development was approved by the planning committee on June 20, the scheme would unlock the land to the east to facilitate the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) extension.
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