Family homes at the heart of Radcliffe regeneration

Work has started to transform a disused brownfield site in Radcliffe into 90 new family homes.

Situated in School Street, the aptly-named Scholars Park is being created by North West housebuilder Hive Homes, working in partnership with Bury Council.

Council leader Eamonn O’Brien joined cabinet member Clare Cummins at a ceremonial ‘spade in the ground’ event this week. The scheme, which includes 22 affordable homes, is expected to be completed during 2027.

Cllr Cummins said: “Family-friendly, high-quality housing will be attractive to the people of Radcliffe and newcomers to the town. It will bring back a disused site and add to an already existing community in the area, and will increase footfall to Radcliffe town centre with benefits to local businesses.”

The council was successful in attracting Brownfield Housing Funding from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to remediate the site and make a housing development viable.

Cllr O’Brien added: “New housing on brownfield land is a key element of the plans to regenerate Radcliffe town centre, which also include a civic hub, the revitalisation of Market Chambers, new leisure facilities, a new high school, and improvements to transport and pedestrian way finding.”

Hive Homes is a private housebuilder formed to deliver much-needed homes in Greater Manchester aimed at first time buyers, growing families and single homeowners. It is owned and funded by some of the North West’s most respected social housing providers.

Ed Milner, managing director of Hive Homes, said: “We are delighted to have been selected by Bury Council as their Development Partner and we are looking forward to transforming this derelict site into much needed high-quality homes under a range of tenures that will breathe new life into the community and support the wider regeneration of Radcliffe.”

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Press release issued: 19 February 2025.

Picture: At the School Street development are (from left) Ed Milner, managing director of Hive Homes; Cllr Clare Cummins; Cllr Eamonn O’Brien; and Vicky May, head of sales, Hive Homes.