Affordable homes planned for growing area of Salford
The site of the former Woolpack pub off Belvedere Road is the latest in Pendleton to be earmarked for housing following several other recent proposals.
Together Housing Group and Rowlinson Construction have lodged plans for 48 affordable apartments within a six-storey block on the former Salford pub site.
Owned by the city council since 2008, the Woolpack closed several years ago and was previously the subject of a campaign to save it led by Bez from the Happy Mondays.
The building has since been demolished.
Designed by MCAU, Together Housing and Rowlinson’s plans will provide 19 one-bedroom apartments and 29 with two bedrooms.
To learn more, search for reference number PA/2024/0917 on Salford City Council’s planning portal.
Other schemes that have emerged in the area recently include Donard Affordable Homes’ proposed redevelopment of the former Buzz Bingo site into 268 properties and Campus Living Villages’ plan to knock down two 15-storey blocks next to the Woolpack site and build a pair of 28-storey towers.
Earlier this year, Pendleton House Limited, a vehicle headed up by directors at Northern Irish developer Lagan, lodged a planning application to demolish most of the derelict Pendleton House on the corner of Broad Street and Broughton Road and deliver 88 homes.
Would suit the area, what doesn’t suit the area is the existing houses between Cross lane and Hankinson way – I know they are existing but can’t be nice to have tower blocks over looking your garden
By JAB
Building affordable housing in an area which already is nearly all affordable housing.
Whatever happened to the concept of mixed neighbourhoods?
By UnaPlanner
Another pub, local community hub (for many), gone for ever. Well, we free independent singles can meet on Facebook from the safety of your one-room apartments, I suppose; especially after dark. Sounds like the future that science-fiction novels warn us against. We are building it now.
By Anonymous
What. Price. Is. Affordable
By Anonymous
Hi Anonymous – “affordable housing” is a government designation. It means the homes need to be offered at at least 20% below the market rate, which obviously varies from area to area. You can find out more about affordable housing at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-homes-fact-sheet-9-what-is-affordable-housing/fact-sheet-9-what-is-affordable-housing
By Julia Hatmaker
Really like the look of this scheme. Well done to the Together Housing Trust for submitting a strong contemporary design. Looking forward to seeing this on site soon as will be a superb addition to that area.
By Edward Fox
Another square box with no thought on planning, where are balconies to seat out to have fresh air, dry clothes etc, eating alfresco, if you go over the channel there flats, apartments always look appealing, Manchester skyline looks like tall gravestones all grey to blend in with the sky.
By Anonymous
Affordable housing doesn’t mean that the designs have to be ugly. Come on architects you can do better than this.
By Anonymous
48 houses won’t solve the crisis.
By Anonymous
Woolpack was a good pub, always preferred the Flemish Weaver though. It was closer to college for a lunch time pint or three. Good use of the space.
By Bernard Fender
See how many Salford people get one.
By Anonymous