Site for new affordable housing unlocks funding for social centre in Wythenshawe

Rowlinson is building 18 new affordable rent apartments for Wythenshawe Community Housing Group, on a site formerly owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury, at Woodhouse Lane in Wythenshawe.

The deal, which also involved Manchester City Council as the freehold owner, will see the funds from the sale of the land going towards the creation of a new community space in Wythenshawe.

The housing development will pay homage to the former church through features such as brick detailing. The scheme will also be environmentally friendly with a sustainable drainage system and other aspects including electric vehicle charging points.

David Chilton, managing director, Rowlinson said: “This is a great partnership which sees land released to build much needed affordable new homes in Wythenshawe and funding being unlocked to help the Diocese build a community centre.”

“We are delighted to be working with Rowlinson again on a project that will deliver 18 fantastic affordable homes”

Rob Morris, development manager, Wythenshawe Community Housing Group said: “We are delighted to be working with Rowlinson again on a project that, with support from Homes England, will deliver 18 fantastic affordable homes in our core area of Wythenshawe. The site on which the church once stood has been vacant for a number of years now, so it will be a huge positive for the area to see this site regenerated.”

Work is currently underway on the development and will complete in early 2020.

Date published: 26/04/2019