Great Places hosts Shadow Chancellor on visit to its Ancoats and New Islington Developments

Great Places hosted Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves on a tour of its New Islington and Ancoats developments, as part of her recent visit to the region to hear about Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA’s) commitment to build 30,000 zero-carbon social rented homes by 2038.

Great Places’ Chief Executive Matthew Harrison and Executive Director of Growth, Helen Spencer hosted the Shadow Chancellor on a walking tour of our new developments at Downley Drive, New Islington and The Ancoats Dispensary. They were joined by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell and Manchester City Council Leader Bev Craig.

During the tour, the Great Places senior team shared our plans for the new developments at the Ancoats Dispensary, which will deliver 39 apartments for affordable rent, and our first low-carbon development of 68 homes for social rent and shared ownership at Downley Drive.

Commenting on the visit, Matthew Harrison, said:

“We were delighted to take Rachel and Andy on a tour of our existing and new affordable housing developments across Ancoats and New Islington.

“It was also a great opportunity to show them around our flagship low-carbon development at Downley Drive, a key part of our journey towards full net-zero-carbon house building by 2028 and to discuss ways in which government at a local and national level can look to support us and other local housing providers in achieving these ambitions.”