Trafford nudges Lacy Street plans forward

The local council is seeking feedback from residents on proposals for 53 homes on the site of the former Royal Mail sorting office, five years after the building was demolished to pave the way for development.

The Pozzoni-designed development comprises six two-bedroom apartments, 10 two-bed houses, 25, three-bed houses, and 12 with four-bedrooms

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A quarter of the homes on the 2.3-acre site opposite Stretford Mall would be affordable, according to the council.

Cllr Liz Patel, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration, said: “The Council’s priorities include providing homes for all and addressing climate change, and this development will be a benefit to both aims. We want as many people as possible to find out more and tell us what they think.”

Avison Young is advising on planning.

The council acquired the site in 2019 and it forms part of a wider 27-acre masterplan for Stretford that also includes the mall, which the authority is redeveloping in partnership with Bruntwood.

Fronting the Bridgewater Canal and located on the corner of Chester Road and Edge Lane in Stretford, the Lacy Street site has been vacant since 2018 when the Royal Mail relocated its operations to Old Trafford.