Salford City Council approves up to 1,000 homes as part of 25-acre neighbourhood
Salford City Council has approved the final, 1,000-home phase of a £1bn regeneration project.
The council’s planning committee yesterday granted outline planning consent for the Middlewood Locks scheme.
The project, which when complete will consist of around 2,000 homes, is being developed by Fairbriar Developments; a joint venture formed by Scarborough Group International (SGI), Chinese conglomerate the Hualing Group, and Singapore-based Metro Holdings.
Planners granted approval for four remaining undeveloped plots, for up to 1,000 homes in towers up to 25 storeys in height, along with 93,000 sq m of office space, commercial space, bars, infrastructure and car parking.
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The first two phases of the project, delivering 1,117 apartments has already been complete and the owns occupied, whereas work is underway on 189 apartments and three and four bedroom-town houses in the projects third phase.
Paul Kelly, group director at SGI, said: “This updated masterplan delivers against the increasing demand for city living as well as high quality commercial accommodation with a strong balance of public realm and amenity. We have and continue to work closely with Salford City Council and other key stakeholders to provide a highly sustainable environment that is accessible to all.”
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