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Block of flats and houses planned for Kirkholt estate

CGI of how the new apartment block and houses in Kirkholt, Rochdale, could look

A new apartment block and terraced housing could soon be added to the Kirkholt estate in Rochdale.

Plans to build a three-storey, 23-home block of flats and five terraced homes, centred around a green courtyard, have been tabled with Rochdale council. According to Mosscare St Vincent Housing (MSV), all the homes would be available for social rent (around 60 per cent of market rates).

The idea behind this scheme is to bring ‘much-needed’ affordable housing to the area.

MSV is a not-for-profit Registered Provider who own and manage almost 9,000 homes across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire. The apartments would all be one-beds and the terraced homes would contain four-bedrooms each.

The new homes would be built on land to the south of Queens Drive, next to the A664 (Queensway). According to planning papers, the site was once home to identical blocks of flats to the ones being proposed.

The old block of flats was demolished in 2009 and then used as a temporary space by Kirkholt Medical Practice – before it got its permanent digs down the road. The land has sat vacant ever since. 

Planning papers read: “The application site is a prominent site within the local area. The intention is to create a high-quality sustainable development that addresses housing needs and meets the needs of the local community. 

“This proposal has been developed in response to an identified local demand, helping to reduce anti-social behaviour issues and the various problems associated with the site in its disused state.

“By redeveloping the former brownfield site, we plan on increasing the benefits of its regeneration by utilising vacant land and delivering affordable homes for local residents.

“MSV’s vision for this site is to create a secure outward looking scheme for social rent. They want to provide housing, with the aim of creating a balanced community and to promote tenure diversification in the area.”

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