Affordable housing scheme in Hazel Grove 'back under construction' after delay

A plan to build more than 80 new homes in Hazel Grove has restarted after a long delay.

The council gave the green light for a new housing development on land off Melford Road in 2019 but the scheme stopped abruptly when a company working on the project went bust in February 2022.

Stockport Homes has now managed to get the project back up and running.

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A spokesperson from the company said: "The project is now back under construction with our in-house contractor ThreeSixty Ltd.

"A first phase of 16 homes completed in July 23 and have been sold. Further homes are due to complete over the next 18 months."

76 of the new properties are set to be designated as "affordable" with 13 available as social rent and 63 for shared ownership.

It includes 59 two-storey houses, and 28 apartments in part-two and three-storey blocks.

During the delays, Stockport councillors spoke out about how some residents who had bought homes were left on the brink of homelessness due to the lack of progress at the site.

With construction work on the scheme continuing, the remaining homes being built on the land could accommodate Stockport residents by mid-2025 if all goes to plan.

New planning applications to meet conditions of the building work have been submitted to Stockport council this week for consideration.

Affordable housing is in high demand in the borough which is currently undergoing a massive transformation with thousands of new homes planned in the town centre area over the next few years.