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UK: Cheshire Homes Group has proposed a £39.5-million BTR project in Stockport, replacing an 83,500 square-foot vacant office block.
The completed project will include 226 one-bedroom units, 38 with two-bedrooms and 13 with three. Several homes would also have level access for accessibility, and approximately 25 per cent of the proposed 41 car parking bays would be allocated as disabled spaces.
Additional features include a communal courtyard garden, private patios for ground-floor flats and 277 cycle spaces. The block is designed by Ollier Smurthwaite Architects and inspired by the work of Victorian architect Richard Norman Shaw.
None of the 277 units will be designated as affordable due to viability concerns. Cheshire Homes will retain ownership of the properties after completion.
“We have worked closely with our design and planning team to bring forward a scheme that we believe will make a positive contribution to the area, both through the quality of its architecture and the new homes it will provide,” Cheshire Homes’ director Azeem Ali said. “Stockport is undergoing significant regeneration, and we see this development as an opportunity to invest in the town’s long-term future.”
The project’s estimated construction cost is £39.5 million, and the projected gross development value is £53.1 million.
Cheshire Homes will need to demolish Vitality House, the 10-storey office block that was previously on the site. Before Vitality, the building had been known as St Christopher’s House.
Highlights:
- Cheshire Homes Group has proposed a £39.5 million residential development in Stockport, at the junction of Wellington Road South and Longshut Lane
- The scheme would replace the vacant 83,500 sq ft Vitality House office block, formerly known as St Christopher’s House
- The proposed development would deliver 277 apartments, comprising 226 one-bedroom homes, 38 two-bedroom apartments and 13 three-bedroom apartments. Cheshire Homes would retain ownership of the properties after completion
- The scheme includes accessibility features and shared amenities, including level-access homes, 41 car parking spaces—with approximately 25% designated as disabled parking—277 cycle spaces, a communal courtyard garden and private patios for ground-floor apartments
- The development would not include affordable housing, with Cheshire Homes citing viability concerns. The project has an estimated construction cost of £39.5 million and a projected gross development value (GDV) of £53.1 million
