Land fronting
STRETFORD ROAD (East), Hulme, Manchester

FOR SALE
BY INFORMAL TENDER
125 YEAR GROUND LEASE @ NIL RENT

0.71 HECTARES
(1.75 ACRES)

Following the opening of the award-winning Hulme Arch, Stretford Road now forms part of 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.

Immediately opposite this site, Opal Estates are contracted to build over 100 flats for rent, and Robinsons Brewery will shortly start work on the comprehensive and imaginative refurbishment of the former Red Admiral.

The site has a 90 metre frontage to Stretford Road, is level and has been reclaimed.

The Manchester Plan and the Land Use Plan and Strategy for Hulme both identify the site for mixed use development, but which is likely to be predominantly residential in character. The provision, therefore, of commercial/retail uses particularly fronting Stretford Road is encouraged. Adequate rovision should be made for Union Hall visitor car parking, which may be shared or dedicated.

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.

Ensuring the long term sustainability of our Cities is the key aim of urban regeneration, and in Hulme this is being achieved by building to an appropriate urban form and density, ensuring high standards of design, and promoting diversity of use. The City Council requires all new development in Hulme to attain, if not exceed, the high standards already evident, building on the achievements to date. Following the principles expressed in the City's 'Guide to Development in Hulme' and 'Guide to Development in Manchester', a high quality development is sought which recognises the strategic importance 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 an aspiration of the City Council that the route separating the site from St Philip's School is improved to a high standard commensurate with the City's guidelines for personal safety.
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.

Informal tenders 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

Informal tenders should be submitted in a plain envelope marked 'Private and Confidential, Stretford Road (East), Tender' and 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