It's a landmark known across Greater Manchester. Soon, a new community will emerge in the shadow of Stockport's famous viaduct.
A new ‘walkable neighbourhood’ boasting up to 1,200 homes is planned. Dubbed ‘Stockport 8’, early plans for the eight-acre site also include new shops, offices and a leisure space.
The plot also sits next to the new Stockport transport Interchange - work on which got under way in March - and Grade II-listed Weir Mill, which is subject to an ongoing £60m restoration project. It is the latest site to be brought forward under plans to create a 4,000-home ‘urban village’ within the Town Centre West regeneration zone.
