Public consultation for new homes at former Burnage Cricket Club

Today property development company Views announced it will be holding a public consultation for its emerging plans to create 68 new homes at the site of the former Burnage Cricket Club, located at the corner of Kingsway and Mauldeth Road.

The public consultation will take place on Saturday 1 June from 11am until 4pm at the site itself. The team from Views will be on hand to answer any questions about the proposals.

Designed by Manchester based Ollier Smurthwaite Architects, and taking inspiration from the original Burnage Garden Village, each new house will have its own private back garden and front driveway with parking for one car. EV charging infrastructure will be provided as well as secure cycle parking.

The proposals could see 58 new family houses built, with the proposed mix being: 11 with three bedrooms and 47 with four bedrooms. The existing building on the site could be completely redeveloped into apartments. 

As well as private gardens, a significant number of new trees will be planted together with a range of indigenous flowers and shrubs that will attract and support birds, insects and bees. 

Since the cricket club closed, which it is understood was in 2011, there have been several attempts to develop the site which have ended in failure as there was no provision made for a replacement cricket playing field. So, in parallel to the consultation, Views is testing options to provide a replacement cricket playing field in the local area. 

As well as engaging with statutory stakeholders during the design process, Views and its team which includes planning consultancy Asteer Planning have distributed information leaflets to circa 1,000 residential and commercial neighbours to the scheme to inform them of the consultation.

From Friday 31 May until Saturday 22 June images and information about the proposed scheme together with a feedback form will be available at https://views.co.uk/projects/former-burnage-cricket-club/