DPP have secured planning permission on behalf of English City Funs for 90 new homes in Salford.
The project will see the former Regent Trading Estate become Oldfield Basin, delivering 63 one and two bedroom apartments and 27 town houses designed to Passivhaus standards.
Design by Fielden Clegg Bradley Associates, the new homes will stand next to Islington Mill, location of the Islington Mill Arts Club (IMAC), one of Greater Manchester’s most important bases for artists and creative businesses. Recognising this, two commercial units from the five warehouses on the existing site will be retained for continued use by cultural enterprises.
As part of the proposals, the existing building which sits over the former canal basin will be demolished, creating an area of landscaping, open space and associated quality public space. On completion, the new homes will be acquired and managed by Derive RP, an independent housing provider created by Salford Council to deliver affordable and social housing across the city.
Speaking about the consent, Lee Fulcher, Principal Planner at DPP said:
This has been an exciting project to work on, seeking to deliver a fully affordable urban village on a vacant trading estate in Salford City Centre. The proposals will provide much needed housing which is highly sustainable and the delivery of affordable homes within a highly creative setting is great evolution of the area.
Image: Feilden Clegg Bradley
