HIMOR Group has received planning consent for the first phase of one of the largest regeneration projects in Greater Manchester.
Trafford Council has approved plans for part of HIMOR’s 1,665 acre Future Carrington project. The first stage includes plans for up to 725 homes, 1m sq ft of employment space, a village centre, parks and a rugby club and pitches. The estimated gross development value of the first phase is around £237m.
The brownfield site, which was formerly a Shell petrochemical site, is earmarked for a wider regeneration with 7,000 homes and 8m sq ft of offices, over the next 20 years.
Darren Jones, managing director of HIMOR, said: “Future Carrington is a flagship vision as part of the Northern Powerhouse and this planning consent enables the delivery of long held shared ambitions to create a thriving, high quality community. This decision will be the catalyst for substantial investment that will bring much needed new homes, jobs and community facilities to Carrington and, ultimately, a lasting legacy for residents and businesses in South Manchester.”
Working in partnership with Trafford Council, HIMOR now intends to prepare a reserved matters application for the development site and has appointed project managers to deliver the first employment spaces. With interested housebuilders already identified, it is anticipated that work to deliver the new homes will start in late 2017.
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