A deal has been struck which will see the development of around 750 new homes on the site of the former Greater Manchester Police headquarters in Stretford.

A new joint venture agreement has been struck between international property development company FEC (Far East Consortium), Trafford council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)  to redevelop the 9.5-acre site.

The scheme scheme is aiming to provide 25 per cent affordable housing, in line with the council and the GMCA’s joint commitment to deliver more good-quality affordable, low-carbon homes, including through the regeneration of brownfield land.

It also forms part of Trafford council’s newly adopted Civic Quarter Area Action Plan for Stretford.

In addition, to new housing, there will be a a hotel, leisure uses, new shops, offices and community facilitiesnwith excellent public transport links to Manchester city centre.

Trafford council and GMCA selected the developers following a competitive procurement process which started in 2022.

Greater Manchester Police relocated to a purpose-built facility in Central Park, Newton Heath, in 2012.

Cllr Liz Patel, executive member for economy and regeneration at Trafford council, said: “This is a very important site in the centre of the council’s Civic Quarter.

“Thank you to our partners at GMCA and FEC who have worked hard alongside the Council to help bring this brownfield site back to life. 

“We look forward to progressing this exciting project which will bring forward 750 sustainable new homes which includes significant numbers of much needed affordable housing.”

Gavin Taylor, managing director at FEC Manchester, said: “It’s incredibly exciting to be able to formalise our agreement with the council and GMCA so that we can get underway with delivering the new vision for this regionally important project.

“We recognise that the former police station site is in a high-profile location and the local community want to see it brought back into use for the good of the people living here. We intend to do just that by leveraging our significant regeneration expertise to deliver a place that creates spaces for people to live, work and come together.”