ECF lodges plans for next Salford Central phase
Proposals for 90 homes on the former Regent Trading Estate off Oldfield Road have been submitted to the city council, a scheme first revealed by Place North West in June.
ECF, Salford City Council’s long-term development partner for the £1bn Salford Central masterplan, wants to deliver 63 one- and two-bedroom apartments and 27 townhouses on the site.
Branded as Oldfield Basin, the homes would be designed to Passivhaus standards, following in the footsteps of the recently completed Greenhaus nearby, the largest Passivhaus scheme in the country.
The project would be located next to Islington Mill, the home of the Islington Mill Arts Club. The development would also see a pair of warehouse units retained for cultural use, according to ECF.
In June, Place reported that ECF had acquired the long-leasehold of the site from Salford City Council, unlocking it for development.
Derive RP, the independent housing provider created by Salford City Council to deliver affordable and social housing across the city, will acquire and manage the homes upon completion of the project.
Natalie Kennedy, senior project manager at ECF, said: “We are delighted to be working with Dérive on the project and believe this partnership can breathe life back into a brownfield site and provide 90 much-needed affordable, low-carbon specification homes.
“We believe this partnership, subject to planning, will help meet people’s housing needs by establishing a new and sustainable neighbourhood, whilst also delivering social value for the city.”
The project has been designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Re-form is advising on landscape design and DPP is the planning consultant.
To learn more about Oldfield Basin, search for application reference PA/2024/1152 on Salford City Council’s planning portal.
How will this affect the club space at Islington Mill? Can’t imagine they will be able to host the same level of nights with houses being built so close.
By Anonymous
@ August 05, 2024 at 8:38 am
By Anonymous
I didn’t see any mention of a ‘club space’ in the article unless I’m missing something?
By Rye
There is no mention, that’s why I asked. I’m talking about an existing music and event space at islington mill (next door to housing development) which often hosts gigs and club nights going on to the early hours. I’m wondering how this development will affect the use of this space as the current use doesn’t feel like it’s compatible with having family homes next door.
By Anonymous
Serious oversight to build next to the late-night event space. It’s incredibly important to Salford and the sort of genuine culture you don’t get in many places. This will cause tension when sounds from the other city festival is on and hundreds of people are spilling out into the street. I struggle to see how they’re going to deliver “social value” while putting events in an awkward situation.
By Anonymous
Islington Mill will not be able to have a club, you can’t have clubs next to residential
By Anonymous
I’m normally all for additional development but this will kill off the hub of activity at Sounds of The Other City – Islington Mill. Disappointing for Manchester’s cultural scene if this goes ahead.
By Massive Blow
Might have been better to put the apartments next to the mill, rather than 3 bed houses, as the residents are more likely to be younger and less bothered about any noise, than families with kids.
By Albert
Re: Sounds from the Other City, etc – that area already has a lot of housing in it, I’m not sure why these specific houses would be likely to spell the end of Islington Mill as an events space than the existing housing on Rodney St, South William St, Barrow St or Oldfield Rd (much of which is ‘houses’ or ‘townhouses’ rather than ‘apartments’, as it happens, although I’m not sure how relevant that distinction is)? Sounds from the Other City itself already mainly takes place in other venues along Chapel Street, so I’m not sure why adding 90 extra homes would tip the balance.
Given that there’s already a primary school directly next to Islington Mill I don’t think the area is currently lacking in ‘families with kids’ either.
By Chapel St Resident
When are they going to build social and affordable housing for salford people who have been here for generations through routs floods and poverty
By Anonymous