Trafford Council has formally agreed planning permission for 88 new homes on New Street in Altrincham town centre, clearing the final legal hurdle for the demolition of the 1960s Albert, Chapel and Lloyds Courts blocks.
The decision comes seven months after the scheme first won committee approval.
It gives developer THT Developments Ltd - the development arm of housing association L&Q, formerly Trafford Housing Trust - the green light to replace the existing blocks with 88 new homes.
The scheme, designed by Altrincham-based Project 3 Architects, will deliver 64 apartments across two blocks rising to four and five storeys, alongside 24 three-bedroom family homes in two and three-storey buildings.
At least 35 of the properties - around 40% - must be delivered as affordable housing.
The Section 106 agreement legally commits L&Q to a package of financial contributions to the local community.
These include £137,460 towards secondary school places within a three-mile radius of the site, and £30,000 to fund a review of parking and traffic arrangements on New Street, Norman's Place and Regent Road.
L&Q has three years from February 18th to begin construction.
Once work begins, construction hours will be capped at 7:30am to 6pm on weekdays - with heavy plant restricted until 8am - and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays, with no work on Sundays or bank holidays.
Vegetation clearance is banned between March 1st and August 31st to protect nesting birds and bats, and if bats are found at any point during the build, work must stop immediately under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
The finished development will provide every house with a front and rear garden, private balconies for all apartments, and an expanded New Street Green. The plans include 49 new trees and target a 22% Biodiversity Net Gain. All homes will be built to accessible and adaptable standards.
The site's story dates back to 2018, when a consultation found the existing blocks needed significant and costly structural repairs. An early proposal had envisaged 138 homes, but that was scaled back after community consultation.
At last summer's approval, Ben Townsend of L&Q said the association was "understandably delighted," while Councillor George Devlin, Trafford Council's Executive Member for Housing & Advice, said the council was "totally committed to providing more new and affordable homes".
