Sarah Townsend The Government-owned land promoter is exploring opportunities to acquire or assemble plots allocated for thousands of homes in Stockport, Trafford, Rochdale and Chester, and appoint delivery partners. In the coming months, LCR – previously known as London & Continental Railways – will go to market to source joint venture partners to bring forward more than 700 homes across Trafford and Stockport, 7,000 homes in Rochdale as part of the borough’s Rail Corridor Strategy, and upwards of 500 homes as part of the long-awaited Chester City Gateway masterplan. In the first instance, LCR is working with Trafford and Stockport councils on plans for six underused railway sites across the two local authority areas, mainly in suburban rather than town centre locations, LCR’s regional director Adam Wisher told