These are all the significant plans tabled with councils across Greater Manchester recently
An image of a proposed Lidl store in Cheadle Heath, Stockport. Image provided by Lidl / Royal Pilgrim Communications. Free to use for LDRS partners. Uploaded by local democracy reporter Declan Carey.
Lidl are looking to increase their influence on Stockport and Tameside as three big projects taking steps forward this week.
The discount supermarket faced backlash in their attempts to bring new stores to the Cheadle Heath and Heaton Norris areas of the borough to the south of Manchester.
Their Cheadle Heath proposal was rejected by the council earlier this year, but now they’ve appealed the decision with the planning inspectorate.
Over in Heaton Norris, their plan was approved by the council, but delays came when the Tesco nearby challenged the decision in the courts.
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They have now submitted a new plan, which is being recommended for approval at council level.
In Tameside, things are looking smoother as they now have permission to demolish the restaurant that sits where they hope to build. The next steps would be a proposal for the store itself.
Here is a breakdown of each borough’s submitted planning applications this week
Bolton
Partial overnight closures are happening at the Beehive roundabout in Horwich over the rest of July
Warning of 10 nights of road closures at major roundabout for ‘essential works’
A major roundabout close to the Middlebrook retail park and the Bolton Wanderers stadium is to be partially closed overnight for the next two weeks.
As part of the Beehive roundabout improvements scheme, there will be some road closures on Chorley New Road and De Havilland Way starting on Monday, July 21 to allow surfacing works to take place. The partial closures will take place overnight from 8pm to 6am. On July 21, Chorley New Road eastbound will be closed on the approach to the roundabout on the Horwich side.
All other arms of the roundabout will remain open, and the closure will be in place for one night. On July 22, Chorley New Road will be open in all directions as will De Havilland Way.
Bury
The takeaway is on Stand Lane in Radcliffe
Takeaway faces licence review after what police found above missing staircase
Police want a takeaway’s licence to be revoked after they said 156 cannabis plants were found on the two floors above it.
The review was requested after police executed a warrant at Bar-B-Q Land, Stand Lane, Radcliffe on June 5. Police said the ground floor ‘on face value looked like a conventional takeaway’ but on the first and second floor ‘live cannabis was found’.
A written submission from PC Peter Eccleston, on behalf of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) for the licence review has been published by Bury Council ahead of the authority holding a meeting about the takeaway on Monday, July 28.
Manchester
The Lamb of Tartary, which opened last year in the former Cottonopolis site(Image: ABNM Photography)
Cottonopolis set to be replaced by a new bar with a northern track record
The site of Cottonopolis, once one of Manchester’s most popular bars, is set to become a Head of Steam bar, it’s been revealed.
Cottonopolis closed in January 2024, with owners deciding to renovate the Northern Quarter spot into the Lamb of Tartary, a gastropub which opened a few months later. They hoped to repeat the success of their other pub, the Edinburgh Castle in Ancoats, named one of the 50 best in the UK recently.
But dreams for the Lamb of Tartary never came to fruition, with it closing only six months after opening. Now, new planning documents show it will become a branch of Head of Steam bar, which has locations across the north, including Didsbury.
Rochdale
Eastern view of Trub Farm land in Rochdale, next to the canal(Image: MCI Developments/Rochdale Council)
The new canal-side housing plan set to be decided on next week
Farmland next to the Rochdale Canal could soon become home to huge new housing development.
On the land known as Trub Farm off Manchester Road, a proposal has been tabled for 158 new homes – down from 162 originally tabled. MCI Developments wants to take the long stretch of land bounded by the canal, just a short distance from Castleton, and transform it into a residential space.
The homes would all have private gardens and surround public open space as well as a children’s play park, if plans are approved by the planning committee next week (July 31).
Salford
A computer-generated image of plans for new apartments on Albert Street and Peel Street in Eccles, Salford. Image from Salford council planning documents. Uploaded by local democracy reporter Declan Carey.
New flats planned in Eccles ‘befitting a sophisticated European city’
Plans have been revealed for a ‘gateway building’ in Eccles which could bring 124 new apartments to the town centre.
Developer CERT has submitted an application for the work to Salford council, based on a former car dealership off Albert Street and Peel Street. Planning reports say the goal is to build ‘a simple, sophisticated, contemporary brick apartment scheme befitting a sophisticated European city.’
It offers close links to the M602 and public transport options such as Metrolink and Eccles train station nearby.
Stockport
An image of a proposed Lidl store in Cheadle Heath, Stockport. Image provided by Lidl / Royal Pilgrim Communications. Free to use for LDRS partners. Uploaded by local democracy reporter Declan Carey.
Lidl appeals council’s rejection of new store after ‘disgusting’ tactics accusation
Plans to open a new Lidl in Cheadle Heath could be back on – despite a rejection from the council earlier this year.
In January, councillors refused the proposal in a meeting where Lidl was accused of using ‘disgusting’ tactics to whip up local support for the store. It was suggested in the meeting that Lidl had delayed a decision being made in order to get signatures on a petition in favour of a new supermarket.
Lidl has appealed the council’s rejection with the planning inspector, and said opening a new store at Cheadle Heath Works off Stockport Road would benefit the local community.
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Huge plans for a new neighbourhood next to Stockport’s iconic railway arches look set to go ahead.
The £250m project, known as Stockport 8, will see 1,300 homes built across three plots of land to the west of Stockport Viaduct and transport interchange. Councillors will decide the plans at Stockport’s central area committee on July 31, with a recommendation to approve.
The work could start in 2026 and continue in phases until June 2034.
The tallest tower would be up to 94m in height, higher than the 34m Viaduct that is a famous part of Stockport’s skyline.
Lidl supermarket sign(Image: Kinga Krzeminska via Getty Images)
Stockport could get a new Lidl a following bust-up with another major chain
Stockport could be about to get a new supermarket following a legal bust-up between Tesco and Lidl.
Lidl bosses want to open a new store at 111 Wellington Road North in Heaton Norris, near the town centre. The land was once home to a Mercedes Benz car dealership and showroom, but is currently out of use.
The site is next to Sparthfield Road, which is where cars would access the proposed new shop. The council had already given permission for a foodstore at the site in November 2022, but Tesco challenged this decision through the courts.
Tameside
Lidl store similar to the one envisioned for Audenshaw(Image: Lidl GB)
The new Lidl for one Greater Manchester town takes another step closer
A new Lidl is one step closer to becoming a reality for Audenshaw.
The Tameside town is set to welcome the discount supermarket after Lidl revealed their intention to build a new site where The Pearl Restaurant currently resides.
Now planning permission to demolish the Manchester Road site to make way for the new supermarket has been granted by Tameside Council. But further permission is needed to build the actual store itself.
The Indian restaurant’s lease comes to an end in 2029, after which the supermarket hopes to bulldoze the site to make way for its new store.