It’s part of a big drive to use council-owned parcels of land for affordable housingThe smaller tower (to the right) in Viadux 2 will be all-affordable(Image: Salboy)

Hundreds of new ‘genuinely affordable’ homes are coming to 17 neighbourhoods across Manchester, town hall bosses say.

More than 700 new homes will be built ‘in the coming years’ on parcels of council-owned land across the city, the most in a decade, according to Bev Craig.

The council leader said every new home in the programme will be affordable: “We are delivering on our commitment made through our housing strategy to vastly increase the number of affordable homes – including significant numbers of social housing – being built in Manchester.

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“We are seeing more affordable homes being built on council land than at any point since 2015 and this has been made possible through the strong partnership we have with the city housing providers, who are helping us not only deliver affordable homes Manchester needs at pace – but we are exceeding our targets.

“Providing council-owned land to create opportunities for new home building is a proven approach and this next phase is a continuation of a strong track record of delivering homes for our residents.”

How the Broadmoss plans, in Charlestown, are shaping up(Image: Manchester City Council)

The move is expected to be confirmed at an executive meeting on Wednesday (October 15), where at least 400 new affordable homes are expected to be given the green light in Gorton in a separate drive.

The new homes will be built in the following 17 locations:

  • Some 271 homes for social rent and shared ownership are eyed for Broadmoss in Charlestown.
  • An all-affordable, 23-storey tower in the city centre will contain 133 flats. Viadux 2 in Deansgate is part of developer Salboy’s project to construct the city’s tallest skyscraper.
  • On Alexandra Road in Moss Side, 64 homes and apartments are planned, and will be available at the Manchester Living Rent.
  • Over on Gransmoor Avenue, Openshaw, right-to-buy purchases of council houses is taking affordable rental properties out of the market, so 51 social rent homes are earmarked.
  • The long-disused former Levenshulme Baths will be converted into 34 apartments, also capped at the Manchester Living Rent.
  • And the council’s ‘Project 500’ programme, to build 500 affordable homes on small portions of land across the city, will enter its second phase. Phase two will build another 160 homes across 12 sites in north and east Manchester, exceeding the original 500 home target of this initiative.

Details of the planned development will be discussed by Manchester council’s executive at 2pm on Wednesday (October 15). You can watch the meeting online here.