Plans for more than 700 homes, a park and a community hub on land in East Manchester have been given the green light. The former Jacksons Brickworks site in Newton Heath which was last used for landfill in the 1990s is also set to accommodate a new secondary school.
Most of the new homes - a mix of apartments and houses - will be 'affordable'. Local councillors supported the scheme, but raised concerns about the safety of schoolchildren if the developer opens a nearby road as part of the plans.
The planning committee approved the application at a meeting on Thursday (October 21) on the condition that Hallam Road remains closed to all traffic. Your Housing Group acquired the site in February 2020 and has been working with Manchester council to develop it, with some work having already started.
