Former Riverside High School, Bury

Hive Homes

The former Riverside High School site is located to the west of Radcliffe town centre and has been vacant since 2015. The site, which was cleared in 2021, provided an opportunity to delivery for much needed housing development in Bury. 

Delivery

Hive was commissioned to prepare a planning statement as part of the submission of a full planning application for the development of 90 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping.

Hive provided a detailed planning statement which demonstrated that the proposal were acceptable within the context of national and local planning policies and other material considerations. Hive reviewed technical documentation from the multi-disciplinary team to establish that there were no technical or physical issues which would prevent the proposals being delivered in the manner intended.
  • Designing a detailed strategy and programme to unlock 48 residential sites with a capacity of 3,500+ new homes.
  • Production of a PID, implementation plan, site prioritisation matrix, area based promotion and marketing documents, and individual proformas for each site including an analysis of the interventions required
  • A landowner engagement strategy and extensive engagement with funding bodies (including Homes England) aimed at specifically addressing viability challenges.
  • Drafting an investment prospectus and launch event to directly market the sites to developers.

Outcome

Planning permission was granted in August 2023. The scheme will deliver much needed housing within a high quality environment which will have regenerative benefits for the local community.

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