Plans for 11 new houses at former window site
THE former home of Cheshire Windows and Glass could be set for demolition to make way for new homes.
Mike Hampson, from Nook and Key Holdings has submitted a planning application to build 11 terrace houses at the site, on Armitt Street, Macclesfield.
Plans went before a meeting of Macclesfield Town Council, who expressed concerns over parking provision at the proposed development.
Councillor Beverley Dooley said: “It is so tight. It is an old cobbled street, there is nowhere near enough. If we had a good transport system it would alleviate the need for cars. We are forcing people to park dangerously near a junction.”
Although Coun Liz Durham agreed she added that the site did need redeveloping.
It is currently vacant having last been used as offices and storage for Cheshire Windows and Glass.
The new homes would have small front gardens, a rear courtyard and roof terraces but Coun Durham told the meeting more green space was needed as part of residential developments.
Plans will now go to Cheshire East Council for a decision with the town council raising no objections - but flagging up ‘concerns’ over the parking and impact on surrounding infrastructure such as GPs.
Macclesfield Civic Society has also submitted comments on the application, saying ‘the proposed layout appears to make good use of the site and provides appropriate parking and open space provision for prospective residents’.
But the society did say it had ‘reservations’ over the design, namely the asymmetrical roof not being in keeping with the character of the area.
The site is known as Hatton Street Works and in the 1800s was home to a silk dyeing factory.
As part of the planning application a design and access report by Halliday Meacham Architects is included.
It says: “The development proposals will provide a high-quality residential development providing 11 new homes.
“Due consideration has been given to the characteristics of the site and the design approach has been to ensure the integration of the development within the surroundings in respect of character, development pattern and plot proportions.
“Car parking is provided at a ratio of 1.5 spaces per dwelling.”