Hundreds of ‘high quality’ new homes are to be built on a former Sainsbury’s site in Stockport town centre. Town hall bosses have given the go ahead for proposals that will see more than 500 flats and 34 townhouses spring up on the three-acre Warren Street plot.
A total of 573 homes will be spread across a trio of buildings, rising in height from five to 15 storeys. The scheme also includes space for a range of potential uses such as shops, cafes, gyms and creches. Parking for 122 cars is to be provided at basement level, while there are also 564 cycle spaces for resident’s use.
A report to a meeting of the council’s planning committee said the ‘high quality’ development’ would complement the ‘transformational regeneration’ already underway in the town centre. And Emma Curle, the council’s head of planning, told members the scheme would ‘enhance’ the town centre - while also ‘preserving the setting’ of neighbouring historic buildings.
