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Developer Muse and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group submitted three separate planning applications for 422 new affordable homes in December 2025.
Now, works on two of the three new communities – C2 The Birtles and Brotherton House – can begin, with the third – Alpha House – expected to get the green light in the coming weeks.
Brotherton House, a former office building, will be transformed into 216 new homes, including an extra care apartment building with 109 homes for people in later life and those living with dementia.
The plans also include 81 apartments and 25 two- and four-bedroom townhouses, with new landscaped gardens and green spaces to encourage local wildlife.
C2 The Birtles is situated next to the former market square. The retail and office space which is currently there will be replaced with 81 one- and two-bedroom apartments, alongside new ground floor retail space to complement the wider civic offering.
Alpha House, which is currently awaiting a planning decision has now been demolished and will be rebuilt to provide 125 one- and two-bedroom apartments, including 16 wheelchair accessible homes.
Joe Stockton, Development Director at Muse, said: “Central to our shared vision for Wythenshawe Town Centre is creating new homes that people want to live in and that they can afford. We have responded to public feedback and to market requirements to deliver a range of suitable homes for those in later life or living with long-term illnesses, all well as those who need to be close to Civic and the benefits that brings.
“We’re thrilled to have received approval for the first two of three new communities, which means that we can maintain the momentum that we’ve built up to date, and create homes for everyone.”
The wider masterplan for Wythenshawe will see up to 2,000 new homes created over the next 10 to 15 years, which will complement the wider investment currently underway in Civic, which is supported by £20 million of Government funding and £11.9 million from Manchester City Council.