GALLERY | Salboy hands over final keys for £110m Castle Irwell
After nearly five years of gestation, the 375-home Salford development on the former Manchester Racecourse site is fully complete – and already sold out.
Salboy Group purchased the 36-acre former Manchester Racecourse site off Cromwell Road in Salford in 2019 from the University of Salford. Main contractor Domis Construction began work on the first phase began in 2020, gardener Wright Landscapes handling the public realm for the new neighbourhood.
Filled with two-, three-, and four-bed houses, Castle Irwell boasts nine different house types with solar panels on their roofs. The scheme also features a considerable amount of public realm, including walking trails and play areas.
“Manchester Racecourse holds deep significance for the Salboy team,” said Simon Ismail, managing director of Salboy.
“Many of us grew up nearby and love the history and stories that surround it. Charged with transforming the site into a place where people want to live and build families was a huge honour and responsibility.”
Ismail continued: “I am, once again, delighted to turn over the keys to our scheme’s new residents on time and on budget. We look forward to seeing how this pocket of Salford develops and adds value to the local community.”
Calderpeel Architects designed the project for Salboy, with Euan Kellie Property Solutions as the planner. Renaissance was the civil engineer, SK Planning was the transport consultant, and Layer.studio was the landscape architect. The scheme has a GDV of £110m, according to the developer.
Salboy has had taller ambitions of late in Greater Manchester – lodging plans for a 76-storey skyscraper earlier this year and completing its 370-flat Viadux this summer. More in line with Castle Irwell, the developer has also filed an application to build 27 family homes in Worsley.
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Looks like a really good, well-thought out development seemingly oozing with greenery. Would’ve liked a bit more density, some of the houses look a bit lost in the landscaping but maybe that was the point? Congrats Salboy.
By Anonymous
Looks like a decent scheme, only downside is it doesn’t look like there is adequate parking and garages. The ability to park your car in a garage is good from a maintenance point of view, and allows charging for electric cars, plus storage. The often overlooked consideration is garages help to reduce crime and insurance costs.
By GetItBuilt!
This is a great development.
By Elephant
I walked around this at the weekend. It’s really nice and the greenery aspect should be something that all new developments should be required to incorporate going forward.
There are cookie cutter sites being built on rural green spaces throughout the entire UK that don’t feel as open or as interesting as some parts of this estate do, yet this estate is just over 30 mins walk from a bustling city centre. Manchester deserves the best of both worlds. Start building it.
By Anonymous
Assume Burger Man Brian doesn’t still sell his wares outside the gates? Legend.
By Brian
Info for GetItBuilt 11.50 – there’s plenty of parking behind the houses as you’ll see in the aerial shots in the YouTube video. No garages though.
By CliffDweller
Why incorporate those ugly flat roof designed buildings? They look like 1970s office blocks, the rest of the development looks well thought out, what a shame
By Anonymous