St Luke’s Dukinfield Ltd has submitted an utility for the scheme south of New Wharf Road, close to the Shropshire Union Canal.
If authorized, it’ll encompass 59 residences: 45 one-bed and 14 two-bed. The proposal additionally contains eight three-bed townhouses, with related exhausting and comfortable landscaping, and amenity areas.
Ellesmere Wharf is a part of the Llangollen Canal, and performed an important position in the commercial and transportation historical past of the area.
Stephen Ball of brokers Paddock Johnson mentioned: “[St Luke’s Dukinfield] places significant emphasis on quality, ensuring projects are taken from concept through to delivery by experienced contractors and guided by a clear commitment to strong design, robust construction standards and positive community outcomes.
“This consistent approach has enabled St Luke’s Dukinfield to build long-standing relationships within the development and housing sectors.”
The website is presently outlined by vacant land, remnants of former industrial use and a retained Grade II-listed canal warehouse.
The proposals observe an earlier planning utility for the redevelopment of Ellesmere Wharf. Mr Ball mentioned the earlier submission established a robust design idea that was broadly supported by the native planning authority.
That utility was rejected by Shropshire Council, with the first concern regarding parking provision.
The newest utility states that entry could be from the prevailing personal lane, with 65 parking areas supplied.
“The revised scheme therefore retains the approved principles while addressing specific matters raised, particularly in relation to car parking, fire safety, and operational requirements,” mentioned Mr Ball.
“We have worked closely with Shropshire Council throughout the design process to achieve an appropriate and sensitive solution for the site.”
Mr Ball added: “The original application drew inspiration from the historic arrangement of warehouses formerly occupying the site, reinstating a strong built frontage to the canal and reinforcing the visual and tangible relationship with the listed warehouse.
“This approach has been retained and refined in the current proposals, supported by a landscape strategy that echoes the soft and hard landscaping patterns historically associated with the wharf.
“The redevelopment of this long-underused brownfield site will remove the opportunity for fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour, replacing it with a high-quality development that makes positive use of a prominent canalside location.”
Comments will be made by way of Shropshire Council’s planning portal, reference 26/00585/FUL. The session interval ends on March 13.
