Plan for 57 homes thrown out two years ago now destined for thumbs up

A planning application for 57 new homes which was thrown out by a planning inspector two years ago is now being recommended for approval. Plans for the properties on a partially derelict site in the Davyhulme area of Urmston go before Trafford’s planning committee on Thursday (May 9).

Eccleston Homes Ltd wants to build the properties on a large plot of land to the west of Barton Road - near to Davyhulme Circle. The land was last used as a scrap/storage area and is currently home to a shed and warehousing along with brick buildings in a ‘state of some dereliction’.

The application seeks to redevelop the site for a mix of houses and apartments near to Broadway Park and a ‘tree belt’ to the north. Eccleston Homes has previously made a similar application, but it was refused by planning officers under delegated powers in 2022.

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A subsequent appeal to Planning Inspectorate was later dismissed, but since February last year, planning officers have been working with the developer and its newly appointed planning, architectural and landscape team to address previous concerns over the design of the homes.

The proposed residential units would include 38 houses - terraces, semi-detached, detached and townhouse-style - and 19 apartments with a selection of up to four bedrooms. Some 14 of the units, four houses and 10 apartments, would be affordable with the rest intended for sale on the open market.

If approved, all existing buildings, including the residential Brook House and Willow Bank would be demolished. Vehicle access will be from Barton Road. There would be an internal road network to remain in private ownership