Renaker seeks demolition permission for potential Greengate tower
The developer wants to raze the Aldridge Building off Queen Street in Salford to continue the regeneration of the area, according to plans submitted to the city council.
Work is due to start in September this year, with the demolition itself beginning in October and rounding off by December.
It is still undecided what will be built on the Renaker-owned site. Plans have not yet been finalised for the half-acre plot and are expected to be submitted in the coming months.
Salford City Council’s Greengate regeneration strategy, which was published in 2018, indicates that low-rise elements could be built with a public space aspect that faces onto Collier Street, providing access to the Eagle Arms Pub.
However, it is also expected that the site could be home to another tower at Greengate, following the trend set by its lofty neighbours.
The site within the Greengate regeneration strategy. Credit: via planning documents
The Greengate area is home to the 43-storey Bankside, the 41-storey Parkside, and Cortland at Colliers Yard, which rises to 51 storeys and has been completed.
To view the demolition application, use the planning reference NOT/2025/0898 on Salford City Council’s planning portal.
Ooh I wonder what this will look like! [cut to when scheme is revealed and it’s just another checkerboard cuboid]
By Anonymous
wish they would sort out Collier St baths as it sticks out like a sore thumb. Surely they have made enough money from these towers round here to sort it out
By Anonymous
Great, another unoriginal sky-dominating monstrosity.
By Cyril
Yay! More dullness…
By Anonymous
Ian “Cuboid” Simpson involved by any chance? 🏗️🏢
By Ding Dong
People do realise that SimpsonHaugh didn’t design any of the towers at Greengate. Comments from people who haven’t been to the area.
By Biegen
Come on ding dong identify yourself…….a jealous architect per chance.
By Anonymous
There has been enough ‘replacing’ of buildings in the Greengate regeneration, why doesn’t Reneker start working on Collier Baths to a ‘restore’ some buildings instead? A bit of balance, strategically that will only attract more residents into the area and sell their units faster.
By Tom
Do other commentators realise this is replacing a low rise industrial shed of no architectural merit whatsoever?
By MJC