Peel L&P lodges plans for 208 Trafford Waters homes
The company has partnered with X1 Developments for the latest and largest-to-date phase of its £1bn waterfront scheme.
Peel L&P’s wider Trafford Waters project focuses on 55 acres between the Trafford Centre and Manchester Ship Canal. Overall, the scheme could create 3,000 homes, more than 100,000 sq ft of amenity space, and 850,000 sq ft of offices.
Designed by Leach Rhodes Walker, the latest plans would deliver 208 homes in the area.
Proposals feature a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments across two buildings. Residents would also have access to a first-floor roof terrace garden.
Peel launched a consultation on the plans in March.
James Whittaker, executive director of development at Peel L&P, said: “We have a strong and trusted partnership with X1 Developments and we hope that Trafford Council will see how much benefit these plans will bring to the area by not only creating much-needed housing but also supporting local job creation, apprenticeships, and delivering a vibrant, sustainable, mixed tenure community in TraffordCity.”
Nick Sweeney, founder of X1 Developments, added: “X1 is delighted to be partnering with Peel L&P to submit this planning application to bring new ‘open market’ housing to Trafford Waters.
“Having successfully worked with Peel L&P on other waterside developments and X1’s track record for delivery, our proposed high-quality residential offering will complement the other homes being developed on-site within the emerging Trafford Waters neighbourhood.”
This is not the first time Peel and X1 have worked together, collaborating on Manchester Waters on Pomona Island, and MediaCity.
In February, Peel sold X1 a plot at Liverpool Waters with planning permission for a 31-storey residential tower.
X1’s Trafford Waters project is the largest to come forward within the £1bn regeneration zone to date.
The project team includes planning consultant NJL Consulting, landscape architect Gillespies, structural engineer Clancy Consulting, and M&E engineer Prana. Bridgestone is the principal contractor.
Plans already approved at Trafford Waters include Trafford Housing Trust’s 83-home affordable scheme and Montpellier Estates’ proposals for an 82-bedroom care home.
Whittaker said: “Trafford Waters is all about creating a community for everyone.
“With L&Q’s affordable homes scheme commencing on site and Montpelier Estates recently receiving planning permission for their elderly living scheme, X1 Developments’ plans will complement our approved schemes whilst creating another offering for our community, making Trafford Waters even more inclusive.”
At first chance this seems to be a low number of units! Surly in this area a tall building cluster with double the units would be more profitable
By Stuart wood
@Stuart
I’m actually more concerned about whether this proposal is good placemaking. If it is, then it will be very attractive, therefore rewarding the local area’s wellbeing – and economy – tenfold.
I don’t believe this architecturally mediocre proposal does this. I’m always depressed when I hear housing referred to as ‘units’. They’re homes – and should be homely.
Trafford now has a design guide. The developers here should pay service to this.
By SW
Get it built!!
By Balcony Warrior
Looks like back to the old council flats
By Larry
do you have a planning reference for this scheme at all?
By Anon
Hi Anon! While the application has been submitted, it has not been uploaded onto the Trafford Council planning portal from what I have been able to see. We’ll keep an eye out for it though an update the story with the reference number when it is available. Best – J
By Julia Hatmaker