All the key developments planned for Greater Manchester this week

A 76-storey skyscraper and a huge 28-bed HMO are two of the most significant plans to be put before councils this week.

The skyscraper planned for Great Bridgewater Street is hoping to to become one of the tallest in Manchester city centre, if built. The massive construction would have 782 one and two-bedroom apartments, with a smaller 23-storey Viadux 2b tower having 133 affordable flats upon completion.

Over in Bury, a controversial plan for a 28-bed shared house next to Radcliffe’s Metrolink stop has re-emerged after previous plans were thrown out by the council’s planning committee at the start of the year.

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The plans have been scaled down after the previous proposals put forward by the applicant asked for permission for 35 bedrooms.

Here is a breakdown of each borough’s submitted planning applications this week

Bolton

No new significant planning applications have been submitted to Bolton Council this week.

Bury

Plans to build TWENTY-EIGHT bed home 50 metres from Metrolink station

Revised plans for a massive 28-bedroom shared house at a former glass showroom have been published.

The proposal intends to convert the former Finefit premises on Church Street West, Radcliffe, into a huge house of multiple occupation, (HMO), with single occupancy. The 516 square foot building is 50 metres from Radcliffe’s Metrolink stop and close to the town centre.

In January this year, Bury council threw out similar plans for the building which proposed a 35-bed HMO with potential double occupancy.

Radcliffe library set to be converted into enterprise centre

Radcliffe’s historic library is set to be transformed into an ‘enterprise centre’ for start-ups, small businesses, freelancers, and entrepreneurs.

Plans lodged with Bury Council this week for the ‘Carnegie’ status library building, reveal how the space is to be used if planning permission is granted. The future library service is set to be based at the Radcliffe Hub building which will be built nearby, next to the current market hall.

Manchester

The skyscraper wars seriously hot up

Manchester is set for a proper skyscraper race after Salboy, the developer co-owned by Betfred's Fred Done, unveiled its plans for a new 76-storey skyscraper in the heart of the city.

Viadux 2a, as it's called, will be built on the former Bauer Millett site off Great Bridgewater Street, near Deansgate. It will have 782 one and two-bedroom apartments, with a smaller 23-storey Viadux 2b tower having 133 affordable flats.

If approved, Viadux 2a would become Manchester's tallest skyscraper, at 241m, surpassing the proposed height of Renaker's Plot D project near Mancunian Way at 213m.

Oldham

No new significant planning applications have been submitted to Oldham Council this week.

Rochdale

Counter terrorism measures planned for Cenotaph War Memorial in Rochdale town centre

Plans have been put forward to replace the ground in input counter terrorism measures around the cenotaph in Memorial Gardens in Rochdale.

The proposal is to replace the flagged area around the war memorial without interfering with the memorial structure. The counter terrorism measures include anti-ram bollards along the flagged area along the boundary between the Memorial Gardens and Newgate.

The two dropdown bollards will allow maintenance vehicle access.

Salford

No new significant planning applications have been submitted to Salford Council this week.

Stockport

New repairs planned at historic Woodbank Hall - but 'nothing agreed' over future use

Repairs are being planned at a historic hall in Stockport which was left in a state of dereliction.

Woodbank Hall - a grade II listed Georgian villa based in Woodbank Park - has fallen into a state of disrepair and was included on Save Britain’s Heritage’s ‘buildings at risk’ register. A plan by Stockport council to invest £250,000 and save the building from abandonment looks to be underway.

‘It’s been a long time coming’: Plans for accessibility upgrades at train station

A disability campaigner in Stockport said he's "chuffed" about new plans to make his local train station more accessible.

Nathaniel Yates, who lives near Reddish North railway station, has been calling for accessibility improvements for years, and trying to highlight the difficulties faced by disabled people at some train stations. While he said there's more work to be done, he was thrilled to see a scheme by Network Rail put forward this week for improvements at his local station.

Currently, Reddish North has a bridge which requires people to climb stairs to reach the second platform.

Tameside

Printing shop could be transformed into a 13-bed HMO

The retailer known as ‘Ashton Signs and Print’ could be turned into a 13-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO), if plans are approved.

Applicants Fine West Ltd would extend the Oldham Road site in Ashton would see the bedrooms spread across two floors. A living room and kitchen are included in the plans and each bedroom would have an en-suite bathroom.

No parking provision is included in the plans, but there is cycle storage space.

Trafford

No new significant planning applications have been submitted to Trafford Council this week.

Wigan

No new significant planning applications have been submitted to Wigan Council this week.