Station Gardens is a planned development of 81 new homes on a key brownfield gateway site near Drake Street, close to Rochdale town centre.
The location, next to Rochdale railway station, has been empty for several years but is regarded as a strategic gateway into the borough.
The development will consist of two, three and four bedroom homes, which will be available with a mix of tenures including social and affordable homes. The properties will be the first net zero homes delivered as part of a housing scheme supported by the council, with completion expected in early 2028.
The project has been made possible with £15m funding from the government’s community regeneration partnerships fund and forms part of the council’s rail corridor strategy, which aims to regenerate the areas around Rochdale’s five railway stations with new homes on brownfield sites.
Willmott Dixon’s previous regeneration work in Rochdale includes Riverside and Upperbanks, with the latter providing 242 homes and a Hampton by Hilton hotel in the town centre.
Councillor Danny Meredith, cabinet member for housing and regeneration at Rochdale Borough Council, said: “It’s great to finally break ground on this site, as we’ve been working hard to move this project forward, following an unsuccessful funding bid to the previous government. We kept at it and were delighted to recently receive the money from the community regeneration partnership, which has enabled us to get going.
“These new homes will be a fantastic addition to this area, transforming a site which has been empty for years into a thriving new neighbourhood which will be built to the highest environmental standards.”
The development is part of the wider regeneration of the area around Rochdale railway station, which involves the creation of a new public square in front of the station and 33 new apartments on a brownfield site on the corner of Maclure Road and Station Road, whose construction is set to start in early 2026.
The project is being delivered by Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) on behalf of Rochdale Borough Council, with Willmott Dixon acting as main contractor.
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