Green light for Scarborough Group’s £1bn Middlewood Locks development
PLANNING consent has been granted for phase two of the £1bn Middlewood Locks development in Salford, which Scarborough International Properties Ltd is behind.
FairBriar International has been given detailed permission to proceed with the construction of four separate buildings of up to 10 storeys with 546 apartments on the 24.5 acre site at the gateway to Manchester’s central business district.
The scheme, designed by architect, WCEC Group, will include public green space and will be developed around three large basins of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, which connect to the River Irwell and is a short distance from the central business district and retail amenities of Manchester city centre.
Phase one, which will be completed in October 2018, was granted detailed planning consent by Salford City Council in December last year and will comprise of 571 homes and associated commercial space, including convenience shops and restaurants.
It will also create extensive new public realm which will include canal side footpaths and cycle ways to the city centre. The first residents are expected to start moving in to the apartments in March 2018.
The Middlewood Locks development will deliver a new mixed-use neighbourhood which, in total, will provide 2,215 new homes and 900,000 sq ft of commercial space including offices, hotel, shops, restaurants, a convenience store and gym.
The site has a gross development value of over £1bn and is expected to create more than 7,000 jobs for the local region.
Scarborough International Properties Ltd (SIPL), the UK and international real estate developer is behind the scheme.
Paul Kelly, development director of Scarborough, said: “We are delighted to have secured planning permission for the second phase of Middlewood Locks. This is the result of a huge amount of hard work on the part of Salford City Council and our development team to create the best possible scheme.
“We can now look forward to delivering a substantial number of new homes and jobs to the region and help secure the wider generation of Salford and Greater Manchester.”
