Area
Regeneration in Stockport
Stockport regeneration: the Mayoral Development Corporation's town-centre schemes, Stockport 8, Weir Mill and Brinnington's board.
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The place
Stockport's regeneration is concentrated in the town centre, delivered through the Stockport Town Centre Mayoral Development Corporation's town-centre programme. Live schemes include Stockport 8, a 1,300-home development on an 8-acre brownfield site, the 442-home Stopford Park on the former college campus, and Weir Mill's 253 homes in a restored listed mill. Hatters Yard is delivering 148 affordable homes with Great Places on Chestergate.
Who decides and delivers
The Stockport Town Centre Mayoral Development Corporation, chaired by an independent chair, is the council's delivery vehicle for town-centre sites, working with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Homes England. Brinnington is the borough's only Pride in Place neighbourhood, with a board chaired by an independent chair appointed in August 2026. Great Places and other registered providers deliver affordable homes alongside the MDC's town-centre schemes.
What each edition tracks
Each quarterly briefing tracks the MDC's town-centre schemes, Brinnington's emerging neighbourhood plan and delivery against the borough's housing need. It is dated to the day its research was checked, 19 September 2026 for this edition.
Current edition
Q3 2026
As at 19 September 2026
Funding, places and delivery. A briefing for the organisations bringing forward homes and regeneration across Stockport. Research checked 19 September 2026.
Regeneration projects in Stockport
Stockport Exchange and the Interchange are largely delivered: Exchange has four of its seven office and hotel phases complete, and the Interchange's 196 apartments over a rooftop park are now over 94% occupied. No separate council-owned development site schedule is published; enquiries for town-centre land are directed to the Mayoral Development Corporation rather than a council Developer Hub. Merseyway and the Underbanks have historic improvement programmes but no current live scheme listed.
Construction and housing funding in Stockport
National funding and contractual decisions sit with Homes England and the National Housing Bank, while the Greater Manchester Combined Authority runs the Good Growth Fund and provides patient equity investment into town-centre schemes. The Stockport Town Centre Mayoral Development Corporation is the council's delivery vehicle for the town-centre regeneration programme, working alongside Homes England and the Brownfield Housing Fund. Brinnington's Pride in Place board is developing its own neighbourhood plan.
Who decides regeneration in Stockport
The Stockport Town Centre Mayoral Development Corporation leads delivery across the town-centre regeneration area, with board representation from Homes England and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Stockport Council retains local housing need and planning powers but defers development enquiries to the MDC. The Brinnington Pride in Place Board decides neighbourhood priorities, with Great Places among the delivery partners on named affordable housing schemes.
Questions about regeneration in Stockport
- What regeneration is happening in Stockport?
- Stockport's town centre is being rebuilt through the Mayoral Development Corporation's town-centre programme, including Stockport 8's 1,300 homes, the 442-home Stopford Park and Weir Mill's restored listed mill. Hatters Yard is delivering 148 affordable homes with Great Places.
- How is construction and housing funded in Stockport?
- Homes England and the National Housing Bank make national funding decisions, while the Greater Manchester Combined Authority provides Good Growth Fund and patient equity investment. The Stockport Town Centre Mayoral Development Corporation channels this into named town-centre schemes.
- Who leads regeneration in Stockport?
- The Stockport Town Centre Mayoral Development Corporation leads town-centre delivery, with board representation from Homes England and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Stockport Council retains planning powers, and the Brinnington Pride in Place Board sets the borough's only neighbourhood investment priorities.
The Stockport handbook
Planning and building-regulations guidance for the area, published separately.
Directory inclusion
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