Apartment scheme planned at Salford Shopping Centre 

Donard Affordable Homes wants to redevelop the former Buzz Bingo Hall opposite the retail precinct, creating 270 flats across a trio of blocks. 

Located on the corner of Hankinson Way and Belvedere Road in Pendleton, Albion Court would comprise one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments across three buildings. 

The site is currently occupied by the former Buzz Bingo Hall, which closed in 2020. Pod Architects is leading the design of Albion Court and Euan Kellie Property Solutions is the planning consultant. Layer.studio is the landscape architect.

Donard Affordable Homes has now launched a public consultation on the development, which will run until Wednesday 4 May. 

“There is a shortage of affordable homes in Salford and across much of the region,” the consultation website says. “Albion Court will help address the housing crisis by delivering 270 new homes, each of varying size and tenure.”   

Donard Affordable Homes, which is developing a similar scheme in Bristol, hopes the location of the scheme will encourage residents to choose environmentally friendly modes of transport.  

Paul Thornton, a spokesperson for Donard Affordable Homes, said: “Our proposed plans in Pendleton will deliver a transformational development with sustainability and high-quality design principles at its heart. 

“Our ambition is to bring forward a scheme which can revitalise this important site and help address the local housing shortage with much-needed affordable homes.”