Yahoo News All the key developments planned for Greater Manchester
Plans for two new McDonald’s drive-thrus have been tabled and five new skyscrapers could soon be getting the green light.
The US fast-food giant has started consultation for two new restaurants in the boroughs of Rochdale and Tameside. Both sites selected would be run 24/7 and have drive-thrus.
If approved by both councils, the new restaurants would be situated in the town centres of both Rochdale and Hyde.
In Manchester city centre, a big decision is set to be made next week by the planning committee regarding five new skyscrapers. Manchester Council could give the green light to the 2,388 flats earmarked for Deansgate. If approved, one of the towers, Plot D which would be 71-storeys tall, could become the tallest building in the city.
Here is a breakdown of each borough’s submitted planning applications this week
Bolton
There are no new significant planning applications submitted to Bolton Council this week.
Bury
New 270-home estate on former green belt land will create a ‘diverse and balanced community’
A developer has launched a consultation about its plans to build a 270-home estate on green land on the outskirts of Bury.
Housebuilder Wain Estates has created a website with details of their plans for ‘Scobell Street’ in the village of Walshaw, north of Bury.
The development is part of a wider allocation of green belt land in Walshaw for up to 1,250 homes included in the recently adopted Places for Everyone (PfE) plan which sets out house building targets for nine of the 10 Greater Manchester councils until 2039.
Historic ‘engine shed’ next to heritage railway set the become destination restaurant
A remote former ‘engine shed’ next to a heritage railway is set to be converted to a restaurant.
The railway goods shed on Rowlands Road, Summerseat, next to the Bury to Rawtenstall railway, was built in 1847, shortly after the line opened. It was designed to serve the local cotton mills with the transport of raw materials inward, and the finished products outward.
It has been designated a Grade II-listed building, mainly because it contains a rare and working, hand-cranked crane.
Now, Holcombe based Mala Cuisine Ltd, who operate several eateries locally, wish to convert the engine shed to a restaurant.
Manchester
Five new skyscrapers - including what would be Manchester's tallest and 'dog spa' block - could soon be signed off
Five huge new skyscrapers containing 2,388 flats are set to be built on Deansgate — and one could become Manchester’s tallest building.
The towers, all proposed by developer giant Renaker, have been recommended to receive planning permission next week. All five sit on land Renaker owns on Great Jackson Street, sandwiched between the Deansgate Square and Mancunian Way.
The tallest of the five is called Plot D, which will be 71 storeys tall. Should it get planning permission, it will surpass Deansgate Square South Tower — another Renaker effort — as the city’s tallest building at 213 metres (698 ft) tall.
Oldham
Spat over housing development rages on
A planning spat is rumbling on in Oldham, where Cube Homes have applied to have the conditions of their development removed.
The conditions require the developer to build traffic calming measures around 23 new homes on land off Haven Lane, Moorside, before they are allowed to rent or sell the houses. But because of disagreements with the locals about what the measures should look like, the developer is now locked in a standstill with a council.
Cube are now applying for the conditions to be removed entirely or amended, after a recent application to amend the conditions was rejected in a planning meeting.
Rochdale
McDonald’s could return to Rochdale town centre after 13 years
Over a decade since the McDonald’s in Rochdale town centre closed, plans for a new drive-thru have emerged.
The fast-food giant closed the doors of its Yorkshire Street site in 2011 but now, 13 years later, proposals have been put forward for a new McDonald’s off Molesworth Street. The popular restaurant chain explained that this would 'meet the well-established demand for a new McDonald’s restaurant in this location'.
Currently, the closest McDonald’s locations to the town centre are the restaurants at Sandbrook Park Retail Park and Kingsway Business Park.
Salford
Plan for new housing estate in Worsley with new 'family' homes
Plans have been shared to build a new housing estate in Worsley with detached and semi-detached 'family' homes.
Developer Salboy is planning to build 27 homes on a 2.12-hectare parcel of land to the south of Leigh Road, near Boothstown. The site includes the Alderwood bungalow area as well as Booths Bank Farm, where there are 'a number of disused farm buildings.'
If approved, the homes are set to have 'spacious front and rear gardens,' a minimum of two car parking spaces for each property, and access to electric vehicle chargers and cycle storage.
Stockport
There are no new significant planning applications submitted to Stockport Council this week.
Tameside
New McDonald’s drive-thru planned for Hyde
A new McDonald’s drive-thru could soon be coming to Hyde now the fast-food chain has tabled their plans.
The new site off Grafton Street is placed between the M67 motorway and Clark Way where the Viceroy Indian restaurant sits. Currently the only McDonald’s restaurant in the Hyde area is in Mottram, this new site would be placed right in the heart of the town, if approved by Tameside Council.
The US fast-food giant stated they have ‘long wanted’ to expand their offer of ‘amazing value and high-quality food’ in this area.
Trafford
Hotel plagued by antisocial behaviour on doorstep of retail complex set to be bulldozed
Plans have been submitted for the demolition of a former Premier Inn close to the Trafford Centre retail complex.
The Coach House at Wilderspool Wood has been empty for a year and has been the target of vandalism and anti-social behaviour according to a covering letter by Profectus Town Planning.
The application lodged on Trafford council’s planning portal is for the demolition of the 34,000sq ft building.
Wigan
'Stop work, you need planning permission': Council tells pub owners
Work to extend a Leigh pub’s beer garden has been halted after Wigan council told its owners they needed planning permission.
A ‘retrospective’ application has now been submitted for the scheme at the Brewery Inn on the corner of Brewery Lane and College Street. Retrospective applications are usually needed when the applicant may have unintentionally overlooked the need to get approval from a local authority.
Drawings show a boundary fence fronting onto the two streets - which has already been erected - surrounding a grassed area partitioning a car park at the rear.
