Season’s Greetings – We Hope You All Have A Well Deserved, Festive Holiday

Season’s Greetings – We hope you all have a well deserved, festive holiday.

We all know the cost-of-living crisis is crippling for many less fortunate families and their children. Tragically the need for help in our communities grows year on year.

For this reason, we are continuing our financial support to Stockport Foodbank this Christmas, as we know the positive impact this can have, right where it is needed.

To learn more about the Stockport Foodbank & Trussell Trust, and to offer your support, please visit them by Clicking Here

It’s continuing to be busy for the team at Stanley Investments, delivering new affordable homes for our housing partners and their customers and we have even more fantastic schemes emerging from the pipeline in 2023.

Planning Submitted For 28 New Homes, Baxters Lane – St Helens

Stanley Investments has submitted a Detailed Planning application for a newbuild affordable housing scheme on land off Baxters Lane, St Helens. The new homes will comprise 28 cottage style apartments in two blocks and will regenerate an obsolete and disused brownfield site in an increasingly residential area.

The approach to the design of the layout and the scheme’s character and appearance closely follows principles detailed in the Government’s National Design Guide.

Neil Hughes of Stanley stated ‘We have created a high-quality scheme design at Baxter’s Lane to address an identified affordable housing need in the area. Community consultation undertaken in the summer demonstrated clear local support for the scheme and it is our intention to work proactively with the LPA to secure a timely consent.’

Stanley will be submitting a further application in St Helen’s in the coming months.

Stanley Secures Planning on Wigan Greenbelt Site in Bickershaw – Wigan

Stanley Secures Planning on Wigan Greenbelt Site

Stanley Investments has secured planning on greenbelt land for residential development in Bickershaw, Wigan.

The development of 15 new dwellings will be delivered to Jigsaw Homes Group for Affordable Rent, part funded by Homes England.

Chris Curtis of Stanley Investments said, ‘In light of housing shortfalls across Greater Manchester, it is sensible that development on some parts of greenbelt should happen. This development is situated within the settlement boundary of Bickershaw which is a washed over green belt village. The site is infill with very low ecological value and contributes nothing to the function and quality of the greenbelt. On this basis we considered it appropriate and sustainable to deliver a high-quality affordable housing scheme here and the LPA at Wigan agreed with us.’

Groundworks and construction will commence before the end of November 2022.

Stanley Completes Sale of Longridge Site – Ribble Valley

Stanley Completes Sale of Longridge Site In The Ribble Valley.

Stanley Investments has completed the sale of land off Higher Road in Longridge to Onward. The sale to the Registered Provider was completed in September.

Stanley Investments secured full planning permission in May this year for a mixed tenure residential scheme of 123 new homes including 2, 3 and 4 bed houses and bungalows that will be offered for Affordable Rent, Shared Ownership and Outright Sale.

The scheme will contribute towards the delivery of Onward’s Strategic Partner development programme part funded by Homes England.

Chris Curtis of Stanley Investments said ‘We are very pleased to be delivering this site to Onward. Stanley has created an exemplary scheme at Longridge which challenges the accepted conventions of affordable housing provision in neighbourhood design and aesthetic. We have secured a strong pipeline for the coming years with more excellent schemes on the drawing board.’

Lancots Lane – St Helens – Site Secured For 165 New Homes

Stanley brings forward 165 homes site in St Helens.

Stanley has Exchanged on a 9 acre site on Lancots Lane, St Helens for residential development.

Alongside its construction partner, the Holmpatrick Group, site de-risking, survey and design work on the brownfield site is already well underway. Stanley will be engaging with Registered Providers in the coming weeks to identify an appropriate housing association partner to deliver new high quality affordable housing and a new residential community of 165 new homes.

Chris Curtis of Stanley Investments said, ‘We are working up an excellent residential scheme for this site and will be proceeding at some pace towards a planning consent and start on site. We are now keen to identify and confirm an RP partner that shares our intent to swiftly deliver an excellent new residential development here’.

Stanley Secures Planning For 123 Homes In Longridge – Ribble Valley

Stanley Investments has secured full planning consent on land off Higher Road in Longridge in the Ribble Valley. Stanley won approval on a 6.5ha site, at Ribble Valley’s May Committee meeting.

The site is being transferred to Registered Provider Onward which will deliver the scheme with funding secured through its Homes England Strategic Partner funding arrangements and comprises 123 new homes including 2, 3 and 4 bed houses of which 31 will be built as older persons bungalows.

The proposals will contribute to an identified need for more market, affordable and older persons housing to be delivered in Ribble Valley by offering a range of tenures including Open Market Sale, Shared Ownership and Affordable Rent.

Neil Hughes of Stanley Investments said ‘We are delighted to have obtained planning permission on this site despite many obstacles and challenges including resource issues suffered within the LPA. We have overcome this by working very collaboratively with senior staff to ensure a positive outcome.’

The scheme will also benefit from very high-quality bespoke housing design which embraces the core principles of the National Design Guide and will provide for an exemplary new living environment and a genuinely sustainable community

Bellerton Lane – Stoke on Trent – Planning Secured For 29 New Homes

Stanley has secured planning permission on land at Bellerton Lane in Stoke on Trent for 29 new affordable homes. The brownfield site, formerly part of Norton Colliery, and then a brickworks is currently vacant and in a despoiled condition.

The properties will be acquired and managed by Aspire Housing with allocation of the homes undertaken in partnership with Stoke on Trent City Council.

A mix of one, two and three bed homes will be delivered to be made available for Affordable Rent and Shared Ownership. In addition, Air Source Heat Pumps will provide much of the energy required for heating and hot water.

Chris Curtis at Stanley Investments commented “We are delighted to be providing these much-needed new homes at Bellerton Lane. The current Housing Needs Assessment for Stoke identifies that around 29% of households in Stoke on Trent are unable to afford the cost of purchasing or privately renting a home at the entry level and this scheme will go some way towards addressing that.

Planning Approved For 15 Apartments In Rock Ferry – Wirral

Planning approved at Rock Ferry, Wirral.

Stanley Investments has secured full planning permission for a new build development of apartments on New Chester Road, Rock Ferry. The scheme, being delivered for Wirral Methodist Homes, will comprise 15 apartments for Affordable Rent with capital grant funding from Homes England.

The brownfield site sits on a prominent corner of New Chester Road and Rock Lane West. It has been vacant and derelict for many years and having benefitted from planning consent previously it was considered unviable and undeliverable by the council.

Chris Curtis, Director at Stanley Investments said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Wirral Methodist Homes contributing to the ongoing regeneration of Rock Ferry. This is the first scheme Stanley will deliver in Wirral as the business augments its Merseyside presence, and we have some great plans for future development in the region over the next couple of years.

Season’s Greetings – We Hope You All Have A Well Deserved, Festive Holiday

Season’s Greetings – We hope you all have a well deserved, festive holiday.

The financial pressure on less fortunate families, and those alone at this time of year, does not abate. We’ve decided to continue supporting Stockport Foodbank this Christmas, as we know the positive impact this can have, right where it is needed.

To learn more about the Stockport Foodbank & Trussell Trust, and to offer your support, please visit them by Clicking Here

It has been another busy year for the team at Stanley Investments, delivering new homes for our housing partners and their customers, and we have some fantastic schemes emerging from the pipeline in 2022.

Stay safe.

Planning Submitted For 29 New Homes – Bellerton Lane – Stoke on Trent

Planning Submitted at Bellerton Lane, Stoke on Trent.

Stanley Investments has submitted a Detailed Planning application for 29 new homes on land off Bellerton Lane in Norton, Stoke on Trent. The new affordable homes will comprise 17 houses and 12 cottage style apartments and will regenerate a disused and neglected brownfield site.

The scheme will be delivered for Aspire Housing Association utilising capital grant funding from Homes England.

The approach to the design of the layout and the scheme’s character and appearance closely follows principles detailed in the Government’s National Design Guide.

In addition, a highly sustainable and environmentally friendly ASHP (Air Source Heat Pump) system has been integrated into the design to provide much of the energy demands for heating and hot water renewable. This will enable a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of the dwellings and it’s users.