New homes in Wythenshawe get the go ahead

The £500m regeneration of Wythenshawe is continuing at pace with planning approval granted for nearly 300 new homes, which are all available for social rent.

Together with Wythenshawe Community Housing Group, we submitted three separate planning applications for 422 new affordable homes in December 2025, following a public consultation with locals. Now, works on two of the three new communities – C2 The Birtles and Brotherton House – can begin, with the third – Alpha House – expected to get the green light in the coming weeks.

Brotherton House, a former office building, will be transformed into 216 new homes, including an extra care apartment building with 109 homes for people in later life and those living with dementia. The plans also include 81 apartments and 25 two- and four-bedroom townhouses, with new landscaped gardens and green spaces to encourage local wildlife.

C2 The Birtles is situated next to the former market square. The retail and office space which is currently there will be replaced with 81 one- and two-bedroom apartments, alongside new ground floor retail space to complement the wider Civic offering.

Alpha House, which is currently awaiting a planning decision has now been demolished and will be rebuilt to provide 125 one- and two-bedroom apartments, including 16 wheelchair accessible homes.

All the homes will be affordable, high-quality and energy-efficient, with additional outdoor and communal spaces to promote interaction, health and wellbeing.

Joe Stockton, Development Director at Muse, said:

Cllr Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council, said:

“300 social rent homes approved by planning, ready to start on site – with more than 100 more to be approved soon – is a real statement of what we want to do in Wythenshawe. The regeneration of Civic and the wider town centre is about creating a place local people can be proud of and can afford to live in. Wythenshawe is already a strong community – this investment is about making sure we can invest in this neighbourhood so that generations of Wythenshawe people have the chance to be part of this community in the decades to come.”

Andrea Lowman, Executive Director of Development at Wythenshawe Community Housing Group, said:

“For us, this is about delivering the truly affordable homes local people have told us they need. Every one of these homes will be for social rent, giving more families, older residents and people with additional needs the opportunity to live well in the heart of Wythenshawe.

“As the local social housing provider, we are focused not just on building new homes but on creating sustainable communities and making sure this investment strengthens the town centre for existing and future residents alike.”

The wider masterplan for Wythenshawe will see up to 2,000 new homes created over the next 10 to 15 years, which will complement the wider investment currently underway in Civic, which is supported by £20 million of Government funding and £11.9 million from Manchester City Council. New community facilities in the town include the Culture Hub which is now underway and the Food Hall which is awaiting a planning decision. New workspaces are also planned, as well as improvements to the outdoor spaces in Civic, including new paving, planting and landscaping, all designed to create a greener, more welcoming town centre.

More information can be found at: www.wythenshawetowncentre.co.uk