Bellway has submitted a detailed planning application for 176 new homes on land at Jacksons Lane in Hazel Grove, Stockport.

The proposals cover a 19-acre site on the southern edge of Hazel Grove and would see 50 per cent of the homes delivered as affordable housing. The development would also include new publicly accessible open space.

The application has been brought forward by Bellway's Strategic Land team in partnership with its Manchester division, following the site’s inclusion in the draft allocation of land for residential development in the emerging Stockport Local Plan.

According to Bellway, the scheme has been designed to align with local planning policy while addressing housing need in the borough. The development would comprise a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes for private sale, alongside two and three-bedroom affordable properties. Housing types would include terraced, semi-detached and detached designs.

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Sebastian Burrow, Bellway Strategic Land Director for the North West, said: "We have worked closely with the landowners and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council to develop proposals which make effective use of this site and respond positively to local planning policy, helping to deliver much-needed new homes in the borough.

"The project would include 50 per cent affordable housing, with a mix of rented and shared ownership properties, contributing towards meeting identified local housing needs and supporting the delivery of mixed, balanced communities in Stockport.

"This is a highly sustainable location for new homes, with shops, schools and bus stops all within walking distance. The development has been designed to promote walking and cycling, with new pedestrian and cycle links proposed as part of the site layout to ensure the development connects with surrounding footpaths.

"The proposals also provide significant areas of public green open space and a children's play area, alongside a range of measures to protect and enhance biodiversity, including new planting and the creation of wildlife habitats. These will deliver environmental benefits as part of a high-quality, sustainable development."

Plans also include measures to retain and enhance existing landscape features, including hedgerows, mature trees, the tree-lined corridor along the site’s southern and south-western boundaries, and two ponds. Additional planting using native species is proposed, alongside new wildlife habitats such as bat and bird boxes to support biodiversity.

As part of the planning process, Bellway expects to make financial contributions towards local infrastructure improvements, potentially supporting schools, healthcare services and open space, sports and recreational facilities.