More than 4,300 new homes are to be built in Manchester to help further regenerate the east side of the city.
Manchester City Council has approved outline plans for Holt Town Waterfront - a 95 acre (38 ha) development less than a mile from the city centre.
In addition to housing built over the next 10 to 15 years, the plans feature a primary school, park, shops, bars and offices as well as a tram stop.
The site is next to Sportcity which was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Manchester City Council's Planning Committee resolved that they were "minded to approve" the application. The formal approval will be issued when the associated planning agreements have been finalised.
Plans on hold
The scheme's approval will help revitalise the area which has seen a couple of planned regeneration projects stumble or fall by the wayside in 2007.
After Manchester was chosen as the location for Britain's first supercasino last January, Gordon Brown later put the plans on hold for the site in Beswick, east Manchester.
Then in December plans for 407 homes to be built on the Eccleshall Street area of Clayton were scrapped because of concerns over the proximity of chemical plants.
The plans for Holt Town Waterfront were submitted by Cibitas Investments Ltd. The accommodation will be a mix of houses, family apartments and duplexes.
Each will have its own parking space, access to private gardens, village squares and waterfronts.
The scheme is being delivered in partnership with New East Manchester and Manchester City Council.
Tom Russell, Chief Executive of New East Manchester, said the project would "raise the bar" in city living. "Families will have the chance to invest in their future by setting down roots and staying within in the city," he said.
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