The volume housebuilder has acquired the 44-acre site with permission for 278 homes from the club.
Bellway has added to its pipeline of projects with the purchase of Gatley Golf Course, which was put up for sale last year.
In 2024, Hollins Strategic Land had its plans for 278 homes on the disused golf course refused by Stockport Council’s planning committee against the recommendation of officers, just weeks after the council lost an appeal over a similar scheme in Hazel Grove, which had also been recommended for approval.
In the case of Gatley Golf Course, the committee had cited concerns about the loss of open space.
The refusal prompted an appeal that was ultimately successful. The planning inspector cited Stockport’s inability to prove a five-year housing land supply as the main reason for having overturned the refusal.
The scheme proposes a mix of homes, including 50% affordable, and 25 acres of public open space.
George Stevenson, land director at Bellway Homes, said: “The former Gatley Golf Club is a high-profile addition to our future pipeline of new homes in Greater Manchester.
“Bellway Homes moved swiftly and reliably to purchase the site once selected and we are looking forward to an early start as soon as we have all necessary planning approvals. To deliver high quality new Bellway homes in an attractive parkland setting will set the standard for new housing development in Stockport.”
Paul O’Shea, director at Hollins Strategic Land, said: “Our expert, considered, evidence-led and hands on approach to planning for new housing developments in sustainable locations has once again seen us succeed in achieving a highly marketable planning permission and a valuable sale for our landowner partner, Gatley Golf Club.
“We successfully navigated a number of significant planning, technical and legal obstacles utilising our deep knowledge and experience of how best to unlock challenging development opportunities. We now look forward to Bellway Homes delivering on our vision for a landscape-led scheme which will see the local community gain over 10 hectares of new publicly accessible green open space as well as many other worthwhile benefits.”
Savills and JMW represented Hollins on the sale.