Beech’s Salford co-living reworked

Plans for a scaled-back scheme in Langworthy have been submitted to the city council following refusal of a larger development last year.

Beech Holdings’ plans for 238 co-living units across two blocks close to Langworthy Metrolink stop were rejected due to concerns about a lack of space.

A year on, Brookland House, the Beech SPV that owns the site has resubmitted plans for a single, 71-unit scheme on one of the two plots.

Designed by Leech Rhodes Walker, the 10-storey development will comprise units spanning 334 sq ft. The 215 sq ft studios that were included in the original scheme have been omitted from the latest version of the plans.

Since the original application was refused, Stephen Beech has left the company, according to Companies House.

Each of the 71 single-person units would feature a bedroom, study area, seating area, shower room, storage, and kitchenette facilities, according to a planning statement prepared by Paul Butler Associates.

Shared kitchen and lounge spaces, as well as a gym, would also be provided. Each resident would benefit from 91 sq ft of internal amenity space, according to Paul Butler Associates.

To learn more about the scheme, search for reference number PA/2024/1195 on Salford City Council’s planning portal.

Later this week, the city council is expected to approve the city’s first co-living development, Progressive Living’s 568-unit development in Greengate.