Artisan Real Estate’s proposals are aimed at “transforming” the edge of Salts Mill
Bradford Council will decide on a 289-home planning application on the edge of the Salts Mill world heritage site that the developer has said will “transform” the area.
Niche developer Artisan Real Estate has also proposed more than 5,000 sq ft of commercial office space and a café facing onto a new ‘pocket’ park and piazza as part of the development in Saltaire, Shipley.
The firm wants to start on the 11-acre site sandwiched between the River Aire and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal next year, which will see the removal of a five-storey former HMRC building.
Yorkshire-based architects Axis Architecture drew up the plans after 12-months of design planning and public consultation.
James Bulmer, development director for Leeds-based Artisan North, said: “Our proposals for Saltaire Riverside herald another significant addition to Artisan’s enviable list of transformational regeneration projects in highly desirable regional locations across the UK.
“Progressing such a large development on the very edge of a Unesco world heritage site brings its own set of challenges and responsibilities, and we have taken time to understand and reflect the unique historical contexts of the Salts Mill location.”
He added: “This is a hugely exciting development that will spectacularly open up a large riverside area that has effectively been closed to the public since the 1970s when the HMRC complex was built.”
Saltaire Village was named after Sir Titus Salt who built a textile mill known as Salts Mill and the supporting village overlooking the River Aire in the second half of the 19th century.
The village was designed by architects Lockwood and Mawson, and with its beautiful Italianate architecture was designated a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2001.
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