Salford readies Eccles resi for consent
Once earmarked for a 25-storey tower, the site of the former Vauxhall dealership on Albert Street is now the subject of plans for a six-storey scheme featuring a mix of one- and two-bedroom affordable apartments and townhouses.
Proposals for 126 homes in Eccles being worked up by ForHousing, CERT Property, and GK Construction have been recommended for approval by Salford City Council ahead of the authority’s planning and regeneration committee meeting next week.
The vision for the 0.66-acre plot would deliver 63 one-bed apartments, 48 with two bedrooms, 11 two-bed townhouses, and a pair of three-bed duplexes.
CERT bought the site from Motus in 2025 and set about reworking previously approved plans for a much taller scheme on the site put forward by Silverlane Developments.
At six-storeys, the proposal put forward by CERT is significantly shorter than Silverlane’s vision for the site and other surrounding buildings like the 17-storey Sentinel House and the two City Approach office buildings, which rise to 11 and nine storeys.
Architectural Emporium is leading on design of CERT’s scheme and Euan Kellie Property Solutions is advising on planning. CW Studio designed the landscaping. CBRE has conducted a viability appraisal.
To learn more, search for reference number PA/2025/1028 on Salford City Council’s planning portal.
