Leading Northwest housebuilder Kellen Homes has been granted planning consent for 272 new homes on brownfield land at Bennett Street in Manchester.
The developer this week secured the go-ahead from Manchester City Council for the scheme which will see 172 houses and 100 apartments, 0.82 acres of public green space and a community centre with parking and disabled parking for local people, developed on the 13-acre, former Olympic Freight depot on Bennett Street.
The new development which will be called The Gateway, is a mix of detached, semi-detached homes and apartments and has been designed by Kellen’s in-house design team.
The development project is expected to take around four years and will provide 858 construction jobs and Kellen has committed to employing as many local people as possible. The new homes will contribute 7.76% of Manchester’s annual housing target and will provide housing for 887 people.*
Kellen Homes Chief Executive Ian Kelley said: “This consent is a significant boost for the community, and we are very pleased to be able to now start work on this important scheme.
“We will be providing quality new homes for local people and creating new jobs, investment and a large area of public green space for everyone to enjoy and benefit from. Kellen builds communities through carefully designed homes and neighbourhoods and I am delighted that this area is set to benefit from this investment and the new homes.”
Work is expected to start on site later this year.
