Tim Groom-designed student scheme to advance
X1 Developments’ 364-apartment proposals on the site of Cumberland House in Salford have been tipped for approval by the city council.
Designed by Tim Groom Architects, the eight-storey development on Lissadel Street would replace the former mill and factory that currently occupy the site.
The scheme would take inspiration from the condemned buildings by way of a curved brick facade.
The plans were lodged in January. Since then, the height of the scheme has been scaled back and the number of apartments has reduced by 32.
The project is a short distance from another of the X1’s projects, the 353-bed Cheltenham Place.
Two ward councillors have objection to the application citing an “oversaturation” of student housing in the area.
“It will be appreciated if this can be changed to constructing social houses which are much needed in the area,” they said.
The proposed development is next door to a waste recycling centre. It has been identified that odours from the site could “impact on future occupants”. To mitigate against this, an odour impact assessment “recommends that windows remain closed for large parts of the day and night with a mechanical ventilation scheme installed to reduce the risk of a loss of amenity”.
The site is located on the cusp of the Salford Crescent regeneration zone, a 250-acre site being redeveloped into an innovation cluster by ECF on behalf of Salford City Council and the University of Salford.
Euan Kellie Property Solutions is advising on planning matters and Bridgestone is lined up to build the scheme.
The project team includes Civic Heritage, Chris Burnett Associates, Architectural Aerodynamics, Renaissance, Futurserv, LAND Studio, Orion Fire Engineering, Sol Acoustics, SK Transport Planning, Urban Green, Proximity, Stephen Levrant Heritage Architecture, and Roger Hannah.
To learn more, search for reference number PA/2024/1898 on Salford City Council’s planning portal.
