A KEY development proposed as part of multi-million pound plans to regenerate Salford has been approved bycouncillors.
When complete, Salford Central – which is made up of two inter-dependent, but distinct areas, Chapel Street and New Bailey – will create around 11,000 new jobs, 220,000 square metres of commercial space, 849 new homes and 390 hotel rooms.
Plot E3, which lies between Chapel Street, Barrow Street, Wroe Street and Islington Way, will become the site for 14 new townhouses, 83 apartments and commercial premises, including a convenience store for the area.
The plans were submitted by English Cities Fund (ECf), which is delivering the Chapel Street and New Bailey proposals. Work is expected to begin in spring 2013 and will see the area transformed. A complete block of new buildings will be constructed, ranging from six storeys fronting onto Chapel Street, to three storeys facing Barrow Street.
Phil Mayall, development director at ECf, said: “Plot E3 is the first of a number of sites ECf will be developing as a part of the wider Salford Central regeneration scheme and we’re delighted to have secured planning permission for this major project.
“We have been working closely with the local community and Salford Council on these plans for a number of years and it’s great news for all concerned that the transformation of Chapel Street can now begin.”
When complete, Salford Central – which is made up of two inter-dependent, but distinct areas, Chapel Street and New Bailey – will create around 11,000 new jobs, 220,000 square metres of commercial space, 849 new homes and 390 hotel rooms.
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