Welcome to our consultation for Riverpark
Kellen Homes and Great Places are bringing forward proposals for the redevelopment of the Riverpark Trading Estate, located between Philip’s Park and Briscoe Lane in Newton Heath, for much needed housing in Manchester.
The plans will deliver a well-balanced mix of family homes and apartments, including a significant allocation of affordable homes, in a highly sustainable and accessible location. The housing will also be accompanied by extensive landscaping to revitalise the vacant site, designed to be in-keeping with the green aesthetic of nearby Philip’s Park, creating a vibrant and welcoming space for new residents.
Kellen Homes has produced this website to provide an opportunity for local residents and interested people to learn about the proposals in further detail.
Why your input matters
We are committed to delivering a development that reflects the aspirations and priorities of the local community. Before submitting our planning application to Manchester City Council, we are seeking your views on our proposals. That’s why your feedback is essential.
Please take some time to read through the information available and, once finished, leave your feedback on the plans via our website feedback form.
The consultation will run from Thursday 14th November to Thursday 28th November. Following this period, Kellen Homes and Great Places will review the feedback received and incorporate it into a planning application that will be submitted to Manchester City Council.
Get in Touch
You can speak to the project team and share your feedback on our proposals by clicking the following button:
The consultation will run from Thursday 14th November until Thursday 28th November 2024.
The Site
Our vision for the site
Redevelopment of the Riverpark site has been brought forward with the ambition of delivering attractive homes to meet the growing local need for housing in East Manchester. By repurposing a vacant brownfield site into a vibrant and welcoming space, we believe the Riverpark site will deliver redevelopment that both new and existing residents alike can be proud of.
In total, the plans for Riverpark include the delivery of 777 new homes, broken down into a wide range of sizes and tenures to accommodate the requirements of local people. This mixture of housing will allow for a truly multi-generational community, with family sized town housing situated close by to apartments for younger people and those looking to downsize.
The scale of ambition extends past the proposed homes, with Kellen Homes striving to revitalise the existing space with extensive landscaping to create a green and welcoming neighbourhood that enhances the appearance of the area.
Furthermore, the proposals have been designed to contribute towards the ongoing Eastlands Regeneration Framework, with the redevelopment situated in an ideal location to connect with both Clayton Vale and the existing Sports Hub at the Etihad Campus.
Our Masterplan
Kellen Homes has worked closely with Manchester City Council to bring forward these proposals. Key components include:
- A diverse mix of homes to accommodate various community needs, including affordable housing and larger homes with gardens for families.
- Strategic site selection to maximise connectivity, with links to key public transport services such as rail, regular bus routes, and cycle infrastructure.
- Dedicated cycle infrastructure, thoughtfully designed to maximise convenience for cyclists and to encourage greater active travel for new residents and those who live in nearby properties.
- Enhanced local greenery, equating to a 10% net gain in net biodiversity, with communal green spaces and private gardens complemented by landscaped borders with Briscoe Lane and Riverpark Road.
- Job creation during construction phases and apprenticeship opportunities for young people in Manchester, providing a boost to the local economy.
Considerations
The UK, including Manchester, is currently facing a housing crisis, with many people unable to find suitable homes. Both the new Labour Government and Manchester City Council recognise the pressing need to build more homes to address this crisis.
Riverpark is ideally located to help achieve this goal, delivering around 750 homes for Manchester. Kellen Homes is committed to creating quality homes and making the site an attractive place for people to live.
Car Parking
Parking provision will see a mix of dedicated car parks, as well as private driveways. The ambition behind this location is to keep the public open spaces within the site car free. There will be some small car parking courts for the housing fronting onto Riverpark Road, whilst larger parking courts for the apartment blocks will be hidden by the new buildings.
Vehicular Access
Vehicular access to the site will come from Riverpark Road only, with two primary access and exit points located at either side of the site boundary. Two smaller entrances are located between these two entrances; however, these are designated play streets and will operate a one-way system to discourage overuse by vehicles. Traffic calming features will be incorporated around the eastern entrance/exit points, close by to the primary access point to the park, adjacent to the town houses and family housing.
Height
The proposed taller buildings are located to the west of the proposal site, straddling Briscoe Lane as well as a small section of Riverpark Road where the junction between the two roads meet. This location has been carefully selected to allow for a smoother transition between the existing highly urban to the west of the site toward the more residential areas to the east, as well as ensuring the taller buildings are not adjacent to the housing.
Façade
The exterior of the taller buildings will be brickwork. This was a choice made to ensure the buildings are in-keeping with existing buildings in the area and to create a more residential setting.
Connection to Philip’s Park
Furthermore, to facilitate better connectivity to Philip’s Park for the wider community, as well as future residents of the Riverpark development, a direct pedestrian linkage between Briscoe Lane and Riverpark Road will be incorporated into the proposals.
Virtual Exhibition
Have your say
This consultation has now closed, we will provide further updates on the application in due course.
Get in touch and tell us what you think on the vision for Riverpark by completing this form:
Get in Touch
You can contact the project team and share your feedback by:
- Emailing us with your comments at newhomesforriverpark@havingyoursay.co.uk
- Calling our team on 0161 711 0293 (Monday to Friday, 9am – 5:30pm)
- Writing to us at FREEPOST SHAPE TOMORROW
All feedback received will be summarised in a Statement of Community Involvement which will be submitted to the Council alongside the planning application. Please make sure to submit your comments no later than Thursday 28th November to ensure that your comments are taken into consideration.
About Kellen Homes
Kellen Homes builds beautiful, modern and energy-efficient homes for people who value quality and style.
We create communities and neighbourhoods that people are proud to call home. We design and build spacious new homes for sale across the North West to suit a range of lifestyles and budgets. The team at Kellen Homes take great pride in the design and workmanship of each one of the new homes we build.
About Great Places
Great Places Housing Group exists to improve the lives of the people living in our 26,000 homes across the North West and Yorkshire.
We are much more than just a landlord, providing a wide range of services and promoting partnership work to create vibrant, sustainable communities.
