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.

Planning Submitted For 15 Apartments In Rock Ferry – Wirral

Planning submitted at Rock Ferry, Wirral.

Stanley Investments has submitted a detailed planning application 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 site sits on a prominent corner of New Chester Road and Rock Lane West. Once a car showroom, it has lain vacant and derelict for many years.

Chris Curtis, Director at Stanley Investments said: “We are very pleased to be contributing to the ongoing regeneration of Rock Ferry and surrounding areas alongside Wirral Methodist Homes. This is the first scheme Stanley will deliver in Wirral as the business augments it’s Merseyside presence, and we have some great plans for future development in the region over the next couple of years.

Planning Submitted For 26 New Homes in Bickershaw – Wigan

Stanley Investments has submitted a full planning application for 26 new homes off Barracks Road in Bickershaw, a former mining town between Wigan and Leigh.

All the new dwellings are to be let on an affordable rent basis to address a defined local need for new affordable homes in the area. The properties which are part funded by Homes England will be owned and managed by Jigsaw Homes.

Chris Curtis of Stanley Investments said… “We are very pleased to be taking forward another excellent affordable housing scheme in the region. Even on smaller schemes such as these, we embrace the principles of the National Design Guide and continue to drive high quality place making, to deliver positive impacts in our communities.

Stanley Submits Planning For 123 New Homes In Longridge

Stanley Investments in partnership with Onward Homes has submitted a Reserved Matters planning application on land off Higher Road in Longridge.

The 6.5ha site, which lies to the eastern end of the built-up area of Longridge, won Outline Permission in 2018 and the detailed application submitted totals 123 new homes comprising 2, 3 and 4 bed houses of which 31 will be built as older persons bungalows.

The proposals 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 partnered with Onward to bring forward this site. The proposed scheme benefits 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.

Planning Secured For 75 New Homes in Heysham – Lancaster

Stanley Investments has secured full planning consent in partnership with Jigsaw Homes for 75 homes in Heysham near Lancaster. The site was previously sold by Lancaster Council and remained vacant for several years before being secured by Stanley Investments for development at the beginning of the pandemic.

The new housing scheme comprising one, two, three, and four bedroomed homes will be for Affordable Rent supported with capital grant from Homes England. The scheme will also include 12 two-bedroom bungalows, and all units on the scheme have been designed to meet NDSS criteria.

Two areas of open space will be created supporting a sustainable urban drainage basin, along with a high-quality equipped area of play enhancing the quality and vitality of the new neighbourhood.

Neil Hughes, Associate Director at Stanley Investments said “This site was purchased and planning approval obtained entirely during the lockdown. We are very proud to maintain our track record of securing high quality, deliverable schemes within a swift timeframe. Like many of our colleagues and friends in the industry, we have not allowed the pandemic to unduly slow us down, and we have a great pipeline of similar schemes coming forward.