Work has now started on a new supported housing development in Bredbury that will provide high‑quality homes for people with learning disabilities.
The scheme, being delivered by MSV Housing Group, will offer 12 purpose-built, energy‑efficient homes on the disused former Bredbury Civic Hall site. The development will help residents to live independently with the support they need, while bringing a long‑disused brownfield site back into positive use.
The building has been designed to achieve an EPC A rating – the highest level of energy efficiency. Features include excellent insulation and air-source heat pumps for low‑carbon heating and hot water, helping to reduce running costs for residents.
The homes will comprise four self-contained apartments, with on-site staff available 24 hours a day in their own quarters to provide support tailored to each resident’s needs.
The ground floor will include a range of fully accessible, shared facilities, including: a communal lounge; a kitchen and dining area; communal shower facilities; a dedicated laundry room; a staff office and a sleep-in room.
These spaces are designed to help residents socialise, learn new skills and live as independently as possible.
Delivered through partnership
The scheme has been made possible through a partnership between MSV, Stockport Council, Homes England and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Construction work is being carried out by PLP Construction following a tender through Innovation Chain North, with design work by local architects Pozzoni Architecture.
Stockport Council Leader, Cllr Mark Roberts, said
Giving everyone in our borough the opportunity to have access to a safe, high‑quality home is at the heart of our ambition for Stockport. This development is another important step toward ensuring that people with learning disabilities can live independently, safely and confidently within their local community.
Cllr Micheala Meikle, cabinet member for regeneration, said
As we continue to regenerate Stockport, inclusive schemes like this show how disused land is being transformed to support communities and improve lives for people across the borough. Thank you to our partners for making this happen and particularly to MSV for delivering this life-changing scheme.
Charlie Norman, CEO of MSV, said
This scheme is so important. Not only will MSV be providing much needed new homes so people can live independently in their community (something we hold very dearly to our hearts), but we will be bringing a brownfield site back into use, one which has been subject to fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour.
We are absolutely committed to developing schemes which help the most marginalised in society and these new homes will make a massive difference to the lives of the residents - I look forward to welcoming them once the scheme is finished in March 2027. I would like to thank our partners on this project: Stockport Council, Homes England and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.