en.Wedoany.com Reported - Following a public consultation in autumn 2025, David Wilson Homes' proposal to build 455 homes at Upper Swineseye Farm in Stockport, currently designated as Green Belt land, has been confirmed by Stockport Council.

The proposal covers a 51-acre site located to the east of the Woodford Garden Village development. Woodford Garden Village is now largely built out and is set for further expansion on the former airfield. Planning and affordable housing consultancy Savills is working with the developer to prepare a masterplan for the site. The main access will be via a new three-arm roundabout off Roy Chadwick Way. The site is divided into two separate parcels by Bridle Way and a farmhouse. The housebuilder holds a long-term option agreement on the land and, alongside Michael Glen Kingsley, is a co-applicant seeking outline planning permission for the Green Belt site.

The professional team also includes i-Transport, CSA, Cavendish, Wardell Armstrong, Tyler Grange, Betts Hydro, Betts Geo, SLR, LRA, Environmental Economics, and Geomatic Surveys. In its planning statement, Savills noted that Stockport has only a 1.77-year supply of housing land, a figure confirmed in the Harrow Estates appeal for the Woodford Garden Village extension. The statement also highlighted that Stockport Council's 2025 housing needs assessment shows an annual shortfall of 1,305 affordable homes. As the site is currently designated as Green Belt, Savills argues it should be classified overall as Grey Belt, meaning David Wilson Homes would be required to provide 50% of the homes as affordable housing. Should the council disagree with the Grey Belt analysis, the application team believes it has strong grounds to meet the "very special circumstances" threshold required for Green Belt development, listing nine justifications, including Stockport's market and affordable housing needs, the site's sustainability, and the failure of the council's plan-led system. The proposal plans to develop approximately 46% of the site area. David Wilson Homes' plans can be viewed on the Stockport Council planning portal under reference DC/098620.

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