X1 unveils latest Salford student block
Plans for a 10-storey scheme comprising 396 bedrooms on the site of Cumberland House on Lissadel Street are being worked up.
X1 Campus is behind the Salford student scheme, which is a short distance from another of the developer’s pipeline projects, the 353-bed Cheltenham Place.
At Lissadel Street, X1 wants to knock down Cumberland House, which currently occupies the site, and build a student scheme designed by Tim Groom Architects.
A former mill and factory, Cumberland House is not listed.
Euan Kellie Property Solutions is leading on planning matters. An EIA screening request has been submitted to Salford City Council. A planning application will follow.
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.
Phase one of the £2.5bn scheme features almost 1,000 homes and 1.7m sq ft of commercial space, academic and research floorspace, active ground-floor space, and a car park.
No need to knock it down, could be incorporated into the design. Tim Groom or not.
By Anonymous
Cumberland House is a seriously unusual building and should be incorporated into X1’s new scheme. Their first development on Chapel Street has aged really badly and this will be the same. Salford has hardly any buildings of note left and the council really should stick up for the borough’s heritage.
By Heritage Action
Not the most salubrious street to be walking along to get to class. Or to get anywhere in fact. It’s pretty grim around there.
By Anonymous
Driving through Chapel Street the other day I was saddened by the state of it, rubbish everywhere and every bus stop vandalised
By Anonymous
Well Anonymous 2.22 that’s what redevelopment is all about. Y’know, redeveloping areas to make them more ‘salubrious’ Hope that helped.
By Anonymous
Another Victorian building bites the dust. I love the look of this place especially as it narrows down to nothing would love to see that end room. Also I assume the tip isn’t moving anywhere soon.
By Buzz
Would be nice to incoporate it, we’re losing too many old buildings.
Capital and Centric usually do quite well with these types of buildings.
By MrP
It looks that the building had a 1950’s extension onto the original 19th-century building. Either way, this could easily be incorporated into any new development by keeping the facade while extending upwards.
By Anonymous
These money grubbers don’t give a flying fox about anything except profit. Previous efforts are dishwater dull and definitely have not aged well. As others have said the existing building could be incorporated into a new design. Of course this won’t happen as it’s cheaper for the developer, and easier for the architect to work from clear ground.
By Bernard Fender