All the key developments planned for Greater Manchester this week

A huge housing development plan in Wigan, as well as hundreds more homes for Stockport and Salford, are the biggest plans tabled this week.

In the Hindley area of Wigan, a 2,000 home plan has been touted after years of waiting. The proposal includes 30 acres of employment development, open space, sports pitches, and play facilities.

However, local politicians are already fearing the traffic implications.

Over in Stockport, green belt land has been targeted for a new 700 homes development. The Heald Green East has been earmarked by Boor Homes for an ‘urban extension’.

Then a 18-storey apartment block with more than 150 ‘affordable’ homes could be coming to a £1bn Salford Central neighbourhood.

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

Bolton

McDonald’s plans to open an EIGHTH restaurant in Bolton

McDonald’s plans to open a new drive-thru restaurant at an employment park near Bolton. The firm wishes to develop a site on Cutacre Way, close to the Logistics North employment area, off the A6 Salford Road. Rival fast food chain Burger King already has an outlet close to the proposed new eatery.

Also near to the site are a number of other retail and commercial outlets including Aldi, Costa Coffee, Greggs and the Pine Tree Farm carvery restaurant.

Salford

New tower block coming to £1bn Salford Central neighbourhood

A new 18-storey apartment block with more than 150 ‘affordable’ homes could be coming to Salford.

Developers ECF want to build 153 one-, two- and three-bed flats on a triangular plot between Slate Yard and Trinity Way.

The planning application submitted to Salford council shows the latest phase of the Salford Central ‘New Bailey’ regeneration zone, an area currently undergoing a £1bn development transformation.

Stockport

Plans for 700 homes on Stockport's green belt

A developer has shared plans to build 700 homes on Stockport’s green belt. Land at Heald Green East has been earmarked by Boor Homes for an ‘urban extension’ with new houses.

Bosses behind the scheme say it would include a ‘variety’ of housing options to help tackle Stockport’s shortage of homes.

If approved, half of the homes on the 83-acre plot near the Wilmslow-Handforth bypass would be designated as ‘affordable’ - priced below market rates.

Trafford

Plans for aparthotel a stone's throw from Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium

Plans to convert a redundant office block into a 27-bed aparthotel near Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium have been tabled.

London-based Earth Creation Ltd have applied for planning permission to transform the building on Talbot Road, Stretford into a ‘temporary’ living facility.

If plans are approved by Trafford’s planning committee each self-contained apartment in the building will accommodate between one and eight people.

Wigan

Plan for 2,000 homes in Wigan

Wigan council and land and property giant Peel are poised to submit a new planning application for a 2,000-home development on land at South Hindley.

However, local councillors and residents are already arguing that there can be ‘no homes without a road’ - alluding to the long-awaited by-pass linking Wigan with its neighbouring town, Bolton. An outline planning application was submitted in 2018 for a residential-led ‘mixed-use’ scheme along with a new east-west strategic link road with three access points on Liverpool road, Park Road and Leigh Road.

This would have been accompanied by 30 acres of employment development, new open space and sports pitches, play facilities, parking and internal roads.

There have been no new significant planning applications submitted to Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale or Tameside councils this week.