Stakeholder feedback has shaped the latest thinking for the development, which was unveiled more than a year ago.
FI Real Estate Management has made a series of changes to its plans to develop an extension to Bredbury Industrial Estate to make the scheme more palatable to locals.
The Chorley-based developer acquired the Bredbury Gateway site last year and drew up fresh plans for around 500,000 sq ft of employment accommodation after a previous bid for a 1m sq ft scheme by Quorum Estates was rejected by Stockport Council in 2021.
In the 14 months since those plans were made public, FIREM has been liaising with local groups to refine the scheme.
The updated proposals feature plans for 750,000 sq ft of employment space as well as a community hub, allotments, and skills and learning space.
In addition, the proposed buildings have been moved further away from Castle Hill Residential Park, a car park for Stockport Sports Village users, and upgrades to green spaces and public footpaths are planned, according to the developer.
A planning application is expected to be submitted later this year.
Tim Knowles, founder and managing director of FI Real Estate Management, said: “Feedback from residents and stakeholders has been carefully considered following our public consultation last year. Several key updates and improvements have taken place to the scheme including on design, developing our case for local and regional need, further highways work, and on landscaping.
“We have also considered how we can deliver community benefits as part of this development including linking up key public rights of way and help ease local road pressures at Stockport Sports Village via new on-site parking. We have also enhanced the green buffer and moved development further away from nearby residents on Castle Hill in response to feedback.
FIREM is holding a consultation session to update stakeholders next Friday 11 July from 3pm at the Arthur Greenwood Centre in Bredbury.
The developer will be hoping to fare better than Quorum Estates did in its bid to redevelop the 72-acre site.
The firm had sought outline consent for 574,000 sq ft of industrial space and full permission for 429,000 sq ft at the site.
The proposals were initially even larger, with 1.2m sq ft proposed. However, the scheme was scaled back in a bid to address concerns from neighbouring Tameside Council.
Despite reducing the scale of the project, Quorum’s plans were rejected by Stockport Council in March 2021 against officer recommendation.
Quorum appealed the refusal but was knocked back by the Planning Inspectorate.
