ECF tables proposals for phase two of 227-home Farmer Norton
Plans for 185 apartments across two blocks on the former car park off Cleminson Street in Salford have been submitted as the £2.5bn Crescent Salford masterplan gathers pace.
ECF, which is awaiting determination of its plans for the 42-home first phase of the Farmer Norton project, has now submitted an application for the second phase.
Together, the two projects will provide 227 homes – a mix of townhouses and apartments – as part of the wider Adelphi Village masterplan.
Adelphi Village is a residential zone within the Crescent 250-acre masterplan that will deliver 800 homes total. ECF was selected to deliver the masterplan by the city council and University of Salford in 2021.
Other schemes in Adelphi Village include the 100% affordable Wilohaus and the redevelopment of the site of the Centenary Building, which are expected imminently.
Phase two of Farmer Norton features a mix of one-, two-, and three- bed apartments across the six and five-storey blocks, which are separated by an internal landscaped courtyard. DRMM Architects is leading on design.
The two-tone facade takes inspiration from the Adelphi Iron Works, which previously occupied the site until the middle of the 20th century, according to ECF.
CBRE is advising on planning and is also the viability consultant. The consultancy has advised that the scheme cannot provide any on-site discounted homes.
Lawrence Myatt, senior project manager at ECF, said: “By making better use of this underutilised brownfield site, we’re making an important contribution to local housing needs.
“At Adelphi Village, we’re creating a new neighbourhood that will deliver environmentally friendly homes that contribute to Salford’s sustainable future.
“Farmer Norton is a key part of this, and across the two phases, we’ll provide high-quality houses and apartments which cater to diverse communities and are inspired by and in keeping with Salford’s industrial past, building on this to create a brighter future for the city.”
To learn more about the project, search for reference number PA/2025/1349 on Salford City Council’s planning portal.
I’ve seen student housing with larger windows. Those are very 90’s looking buildings and a far cry from the style in the area
By Andrew
Looks cheap.
And no private balconies? This is completely unacceptable – where are people supposed to go for some relief from their flats? They certainly won’t use that heavily overlooked bit of turf that will inevitably end up being mainly paving slabs or poorly maintained.
By Balcony watch