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Last year Great Places put together Neighbourhood Plans for each of the four Anchor Neighbourhoods: Longridge & Shaw Heath, Northmoor, Seedley & Langworthy, and Wybourn. We asked customers, colleagues and partners what was important about their areas and the top priorities they wanted to us to focus on moving forward. From this feedback we’ve developed a […]

The £13.2 million scheme, the inaugural partnership project for Great Places and Strata, will transform redundant scrub land into a high-quality, new housing development for local people.

Great Places Housing Group in partnership with Kellen Homes is set to transform a former mill in Royton into 99 new homes. The new development will breathe new life into the 5.5 acre former Vernon Works mill site on High Barn Street. The 116-year-old cotton mill will be replaced by a mix of 12 Affordable […]

The development on Stainton Drive in Middleton will offer a mix of 48 two, three and four bedroom homes for sale, all designed for stylish, modern living in a convenient and popular location.

All this week we are promoting Challenge Poverty Week and sharing how as an organisation we are helping customers across our neighbourhoods to tackle poverty. To help support our customers, our dedicated Community Investment Team offers a range of services and solutions for customers, to help them become more independent and financially resilient. Social purpose […]

Great Places is celebrating a double awards success as Great Places and Greater Manchester Housing First have both been selected as finalists in the CIH North Awards. Great Places has been shortlisted in the Excellence in Cultural Change and Transitioning category for our GREATER Together culture project, while GMHF has made the shortlist in the […]

Here at Great Places we understand that sometimes we all need a little helping hand. Life can be challenging for many reasons and for some people making ends meet each month can be a worrying time. To help support our customers, our dedicated Community Investment Team offers a range of services and solutions for customers, […]

Reducing condensation in your home helps to prevent damp and mould from occurring. Everyday jobs around the house like washing and drying clothes, cooking, and bathing all release moisture into the air, and it’s when this moisture settles on a cold surface, such as a wall or window, that condensation is created. If this continues […]

Great Places and Developer MCI Developments, part of Keepmoat Homes, are starting work on almost 100 new homes on the site of a former mill in Hathershaw at the end of the month, following planning approval in June. The £14 million Maple Mill scheme of 98 homes will be a mixture of two, three and […]