Forshaw puts in for 814 Salford flats
Three towers filled with one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments are envisaged for the 2.2-acre site, currently occupied by McDonald’s, KFC, and Grosvenor Casino and situated by the River Irwell.
Forshaw Group is the developer for the project, to be known as Riverside Place. Crescent Investments is the funder, having taken over the position from Imco Holdings within the last few months.
DLA Architecture designed the three brick-fronted towers and accompanying pavilion, which would boast 5,300 sq ft of commercial space.
The tallest of the towers would be 35 storeys and 320,200 sq ft GIA. The 348 apartments allocated for the tower would comprise 168 one-bedroom flats, 160 two-bedroom ones, and 20 three-bed residences.
The shortest of the towers is 22 storeys and would have a GIA of 199,500 sq ft. It would hold 104 one-bed, 114 two-bed, and 16 three-bed flats.
The final tower would have a GIA of 229,900 sq ft and stand 26 storeys tall. It would boast 254 apartments, consisting of 124 one-bedroom flats, 114 two-bedroom ones, and 16 three-bed residences.
None of the apartments proposed are to be designated as affordable.
The project includes more than 1.5 acres of public realm and enhanced pedestrian links to the River Irwell footpath.
Access to Riverside Place would be from Ordsall Lane and Regent Road in Salford.
The development also has provision for 48 car parking bays.
Forshaw estimates that more than 1,000 jobs would be created during the three-year construction period, generating £67m in economic value.
The community pavilion includes 5,300 sq ft of commercial space. Credit: DLA Architecture
Euan Kellie Property Solutions is the planning consultant for Riverside Place and submitted the application after a series of consultation exercises last year.
Lyndon Forshaw, chief executive of Forshaw Group, spoke about the impact that consultation had on the proposals.
“The final plans submitted are focussed on community integration with the existing Ordsall neighbourhood, providing a community pavilion at the heart of the scheme,” he said.
“We have also been able to increase the area of public realm on the Regent Road frontage for all to enjoy and improve the shared amenity space for the new residents within the new residential buildings”.
Jonathan Knowles, director of DLA Architecture, added: “Riverside Place is about establishing a new piece of Salford that feels open and genuinely connected to the community both socially, physically and environmentally.”
Reflecting on the submission of the planning application, Euan Kellie associate director James Ketley said: “This is not only a major milestone in the evolution of Riverside Place, but a landmark moment for the Ordsall Waterfront Area.”
He continued: “The proposed development is situated in a fantastic waterfront location that capitalises on direct pedestrian routes to nearby Salford Quays and Manchester city centre and will deliver new homes and community infrastructure that are two elements central to the success of a place.”
To make way for Riverside Place, the McDonald’s, KFC, and Grosvenor Casino currently occupying the site would be razed. Demolition approval was granted in 2023.
In addition to DLA Architecture and Euan Kellie, the project team includes TPM Landscape, SK Transport Planning, and Font Comms.
The application has not yet been validated on Salford City Council’s planning portal.
The end of Ordsall. To be replaced with brick blocks and no authentic community. The CGI also fails to show the several other brick oblisks they’re building over the VERY well used retail park.
By Anonymous
Cue the nonsense claims that this would cause traffic chaos, despite the scheme replacing two drive-through chains that are currently generating said traffic.
By M. I. Grant
Looks a decent scheme, 814 new homes is welcome, however a crown and a set back for the top 10 floors would be good. Hope they stick solar panels on the rooves.
By GetItBuilt!
Please no more empty flat roofs, please!
By Ban flat blank roofs!
If they were at right angles, it would look even better imho.
More of this type please.
By MrP
Too many flats in this area. Are these new building all occupied? Too crowded!
By JP
Gentrification the local services KFC, McDee and Casino should be protected
By Anonymous
Looks like a good proposal and clears the mishmash mess which is there now.
By Anonymous
No direct frontage of the buildings at river level just rather large blank brick walls, and no terraces at rooftop level. We need to do better.
By New Wave Gen
Looks like a well considered scheme. Great public realm too
By Steve
Looks good 👍….its great it has access to the riverside with a large shared communal area….it’ll bring density and homes to the area helping to further enrich the place.
By Cristoforo
That huge wall will be covered in graffiti in no time.
If Forshaw don’t want to fund a more intelligent landscape design that does away with this ugly barrier they should not be granted planning permission. We’ve had enough of developments ruining the river frontage – time to make a break from the cheap and unsatisfactory forms of development and prioritise public realm.
By Anonymous
This makes a change from the bland glass towers of SimpsonHaugh and the grey towers we’ve been used to. They could make better use of the roofs though with a more embellished facade with art nouveau trimmings. I hope too that the brick they will use is of top quality.
By John
Assuming the brick walls at river level are the side of a podium / underground car park, why not do something with them? Is there scope to add a canopy that could be used by temporary uses? living wall? It would also be great top see some stronger street lines rather than massive buildings plopped in the middle of the site that are an attempt at good urban structure and legibility. Also, empty roofs? Seriously? It’s definitely a nice scheme but it NEEDS to be better.
By Anonymous
We need a metrolink via Ordsall Lane, Regent retail park to city centre. Maybe connect to media city.
By Martina
800 apartments but only 48 parking spaces… the parking issue here is ever increasing by these ridiculously designed piegon holes
By Anonymous
What has become of our area? It looks like an eastern bloc country from the 80’s. These tower blocks are too numerous, unnecessary and unsightly. The community has disappeared for the sake of tiny homes owned by investors with little interest in the history or culture. Sad times for the area.
By Sally Ford
Sally – KFC and McDonald’s is hardly culture and history, is it?
By Anonymous
The approach to the river is poor. Large retaining walls and minimal landscaping. Will be a pretty uninviting environment for most and not really in keeping with the vision of the whole ‘Cyan Lines’ thing. Why not add some commercial uses on the edge with alfresco areas adjacent the river walk? We’ve done such a bad job of maximising / enhancing the River Irwell in Manchester and Salford. Surely, this is an opportunity to do better?
By Anonymous
Not a balcony in sight. Sigh! They wouldn’t accept this low standard of design in London. But, Manchester / Salford – its a developers dream!
By Anonymous
Frankly I find the calls to protect the KFC, McDonald’s and Casino to protect the local community bizarre!
Buy your tea from a local chippy or other locally owned takeaway. Drive through america fast food joints are not community assets.
By Flanders
Another wasted opportunity to open up the river frontage. Some activation or leisure units on or facing the river would be a huge improvement and an easy addition
By Anonymous