Plans emerge for 808 homes on Salford fast food site
Imco Holdings and Forshaw Group want to knock down the McDonald’s, KFC, and Grosvenor Casino currently occupying Riverside Retail Park and deliver three residential buildings with the tallest rising to 36 storeys.
A mix of 808 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments are proposed, alongside a pavilion building that will act as the development’s hub and provide flexible space for commercial, retail, hospitality, and community use.
A consultation on the plans is now open
In addition, the plans include enhancements to the site’s riverside setting. The JV intends to create landscaped ramp and tiered seating that will connect the new development to the existing riverside walkway.
Forshaw, which recently completed the neighbouring 160-flat Silkbank Wharf, is working with landowner Imco Holdings on plans for the site.
DLA Architecture is leading on design and Euan Kellie Property Solutions is the planner.
In 2023, Salford City Council approved in principle the demolition of the site’s existing buildings. They will continue to trade until planning permission is secured.
DLA Architecture is advising Forshaw and Imco. Credit: via Font Comms
Proposals to redevelop the site first emerged several years ago; a masterplan for the area outlined a vision for four blocks between nine and 25 storeys where the Grosvenor casino and two fast food restaurants currently stand.
The plans put forward by Forshaw and Imco propose fewer but taller buildings.
A spokesperson for the project said: “Riverside Place will breathe new life into this brownfield site, drawing upon the area’s rich history and local character, while paying homage to its past as the former Globe Bottling Works.
“The pavilion building creates a genuine opportunity to provide new facilities serving both the development and existing community, while opening up the riverside for everyone to enjoy. We’re keen to hear local feedback which will help inform this ambitious regeneration.”
The developers could face resistance to the plans if another proposed development nearby is anything to go by. Henley’s proposed 3,200-home Regent Retail Park plan has been held up due to objections from locals and Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey.
Objectors to Henley’s plans are concerned about the loss of shops at Regent Retail Park and the strain more than 3,000 homes would put on local infrastructure.
The Riverside Retail Park project, branded as Riverside Place, is expected to create homes for 1,900 residents, providing a “£23m boost to local shops and services”, according to project partners.
