Developer submits plans for 12-storey Salford residential block

A proposal for a 12-storey, 85-apartment development on Duncan Street, in Salford, has been launched.

The plans are by Manchester-based property developer Generation, and designed by TODD Architects.

Aimed at aspirational young professionals, the new-build residential scheme showcases a mix of quality residential accommodation within a highly desirable environment that will include a residents’ lounge and a large communal roof terrace with enviable views across Manchester and Salford.

Located in an area of the city undergoing major change due to increased demand for homes and residential investment, the proposed development maximises the potential of an under-utilised brownfield site by incorporating the entire footprint of its boundary.

The scheme has been designed to encourage low-carbon living and provides the new residential community with a range of recreational spaces and amenity, including two communal terraces and shared internal lounges.

Shehzad Chaudhri, from Generation, said: “This site is highly accessible and well connected, being located on the mid-point between Manchester Town Hall and Media City Salford and on the new Bee Network cycleway. It is in an area that is undergoing substantial and transformative change, with a new mixed-use neighbourhood now emerging.

“The scheme itself is designed to contribute significantly to that transformation by delivering high quality new homes with high levels of resident amenity space to support modern, post-COVID lifestyles, including residents’ lounges/home working space and communal outdoor terraces on the roof and fronting the street.”

Seamus Lennon, principal, TODD Architects Manchester Studio, said: “Our proposal will create a flagship urban scheme that will contribute to the new sustainable community emerging in this area of Salford and will offer high quality homes using a range of apartment typologies to suit local market demand.

“It has been designed very much with residents and the local community in mind and offers a true sense of place and community. Residents in the proposal will enjoy access to extremely high levels of shared amenity which will encourage social interaction and further reduce the need to travel for some leisure and recreation pursuits.”

He added: “This is an exemplar residential development in its approach to design, technology provision and sustainability strategy. Utilising our knowledge of the local market and experience on other residential-led schemes throughout the UK, our proposal not only respects the character of the area, but will provide a high quality living environment and greatly assist the city in meeting its overall housing targets. The high quality nature of our scheme is expected to encourage further investment in the surrounding area, creating employment opportunities for residents.”

A number of Generation’s other schemes in central Manchester are at various stages of development. These include a townhouse and workspace scheme at Cornbrook due to go in for planning in the next couple of months, an apartment scheme also in Cornbrook which has recently been sold and is now under construction, and another apartment scheme due to start on site in Brunswick later this year.

Roof terrace plans

In addition, Generation is currently providing development management support on a number of other projects in the city, including a £5m community centre in South Manchester due to complete at the end of this year, and it also recently led on the acquisition of the Fielden Park campus, together with the related disposal of two school sites in Withington and Chorlton.

The planning submission for the Duncan Street site follows a number of major commissions for TODD Architects’ Manchester Studio and its continued growth has seen a move to a new base at Fourways House in the Northern Quarter.

Since opening its office in Manchester in late 2020, the London-based firm has secured residential-led mixed use developments in Stoke on Trent, Bradford and Wrexham, together with explorations into the repurposing of a major shopping centre complex in the Midlands.

The Manchester Studio also recently won planning permission for the hotel-led refurbishment of Birmingham’s prestigious Grade II-listed Central Methodist Hall.