Plan for flats where you eat with your neighbours
PLANS have been tabled for more than 100 flats in the historic heart of Salford.
Two new blocks could be built on King Street in the city’s Greengate district. Blueprints show the potential for buildings between eight and 14 storeys tall.
Computer-generated images show bustling outdoor communal spaces, seating areas and spaces for residents to dine together.
The plans, submitted to Salford council by architects at Ollier Smurthwaite and developer Bradley Manor, include a mix of one, two and three-bed apartments.
The plot is in the city’s Greengate regeneration area, bordered by King Street and Queen Street, off Blackfriars Road and Trinity Way.
The area, just across the River Irwell from Manchester city centre, is Salford’s historic core.
A number of developments will see the area transformed over the next decade.
Industrial units at the site could be demolished to make way for the latest set of flats.
Shops could be built on the ground floor at both blocks, planning documents say.
A communal courtyard is planned for the centre of the development and rooftop terraces on the eighth and 12th floors.
A co-working space could be built in one of the blocks, with local businesses offered the chance to move in.
The buildings will be smaller than others in the Greengate area.
Developers say the plan is to create a ‘stepping down’ effect, with the existing Spectrum building, smaller still. The council’s masterplan includes taller buildings around the River Irwell. The 44storey 100 Greenacre block, which is under construction, is now the biggest in Salford. It will be complete in early 2019, providing 349 homes.
Council bosses have a bold vision for Greengate. They want to create a new ‘urban neighbourhood’ in an area long dominated by surface car parks and empty land.
The plans will be considered by members of the town hall’s planning panel later this year.