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09.04.2022 - 10:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Questions have been raised about the future of a historical building in the centre of Chorlton after it was sold to housing firm. The Picture House, which hosted the Bee Gees’ brothers first gig could have become a food hall, but was instead bought by Southway Housing Trust.
The old Picture House, on Manchester Road in Chorlton, was put up for sale in 2019 when it was previously owned by the Co-op Funeralcare. Despite a fundraising effort from the Chorlton Community Land Trust (CCLT) to redevelop the site, keeping the original 100 year-old property, the building has now been sold privately to Southway Housing Trust.
While it is currently unknown whether Southway Housing Trust will demolish the site, they are in discussions with CCLT to ensure there is community input in the planned development. A spokesperson for the trust explained that the plans are still in the very early stages and the future of the building is unknown, but providing houses on the site is expected.
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They said: “We do not have a fixed design solution for the site yet as we are still at the very early stages. Any future proposal will be developed in close consultation with the local community and planners to ensure a high-quality and sensitive development.
“We are a local community organisation and our mission is to meet the housing needs of local people, which has only increased since the pandemic. We are keen to collaborate with the CCLT to deliver a community use space as part of the scheme.”
Despite the early stages of their planning, Southway Housing Trust have confirmed that the housing proposed for the site would be 100 per
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