Another 144 new homes are planned for Stockport town centre - and they are all ‘affordable’. Housing association Great Places has submitted plans for 144 apartments split across two new buildings at the corner of King Street West and Chestergate.
Properties include a mix of one and two-bedroom flats and duplexes. The first of the ‘mirrored’ blocks would boast 96 flats available for ‘affordable rent’.
Facing on to Chestergate, the L-shaped building is predominantly seven-storey but drops down to six and five levels along its eastern side.
The second offers 48 properties under the government-backed ‘right to buy’ scheme - allowing people to rent at 20pc discount, while saving for a deposit to purchase their home.Another split-level building, its seven-storey elevation fronts on to King Street West, while a five storey element faces towards Chestergate.
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