SHAWHEATH CLOSE, off Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester

FOR SALE
BY PRIVATE TREATY
125 YEAR GROUND LEASE @ NIL RENT

0.43 HECTARES
(1.06 ACRES)

Following the opening of the award-winning Hulme Arch, Stretford Road now completes this strategic east-west route linking the Higher Education Area and Science Park communities with Trafford Park and Salford Quays, to form a development axis running through the heart of Hulme.

Excellent access to the City Centre, Manchester International Airport and the extensive motorway network is also immediately available via Princess Road.

Hulme's key location, close to the City Centre but without the congestion, has attracted considerable interest not only from residential developers, but also from hotel operators, call-centres and car dealerships.

This site is located opposite the Shawgreen Housing Estate, and backs onto a commercial area within Trafford MBC. Close to this site, at the junction of Stretford Road and Chorlton Road, Lowry Homes are building 80 houses and flats for sale, with shops on ground floor and offices on first and second. Bellway Urban Renewal are continuing to develop along Stretford Road and around St Wilfrid's.

The site has a 75 metre frontage to Shawheath Close, is cleared and level but has not been reclaimed.

The Manchester Plan and the Land Use Plan and Strategy for Hulme both identify the site for mixed use development, and this site is considered particularly suitable for residential and/or light industrial (B1) uses such as workspace. Proposals which address the poor quality of the commercial environment on Lucy Street are encouraged and will be considered jointly with Trafford MBC.

The land is offered on the basis of a 125 year leasehold interest at a peppercorn rent, and will incorporate covenants to develop within an agreed timescale in accordance with previously approved plans, elevations etc.

The City Council requires all future developments in Hulme to accord with the principles expressed in its "Guide to Development in Hulme" and "Guide to Development in Manchester". In this respect, a high quality development is sought which recognises the strategic inportance of Stretford Road. The development should be suitably urban in design and form, its massing and detailing sympathetic to existing development.
LANDSCAPING
Developments should cater for the retention of existing trees where possible and where appropriate, internal courtyards, squares and streets should incorporate new or existing trees. A high standard of landscaping will be expected in all instances.
PERMEABILITY
Developers should consider ways to increase movement through Hulme, adding to people's choice of routes and improving 'legibility'; it is proposed that Shawheath Close should be re-opened as a traffic-calmed through route.
DISABLED ACCESS
All new development should be designed to be accessible to disabled persons. In respect of new residential accommodation, a proportion will be specifically designed for disabled persons.

OFFERS

Premium offers are invited for the 125 year leasehold interest, which must be supported by:

• A description of the proposed development, including sketches and layouts
• Company information and track record
• Details of the development team

Offers should be addressed to the Director of the Moss Side and Hulme Partnership at the following address:

Alexandra House
Moss Lane East
Moss Side
Manchester
M15 5NX

FURTHER INFORMATION