Plans to build more than 260 new homes on a prominent former university site in Salford are set to move a step closer next week after council planners recommended the scheme for approval.
Members of Salford City Council’s planning panel are due to consider proposals for the £69 million Old Adelphi development, which would transform a three-acre brownfield site off Adelphi Street into a new residential neighbourhood.
The plans, submitted by ECF, would see three apartment blocks built on land formerly occupied by the historic Adelphi Building and the award-winning Centenary Building, both of which have since been demolished.
If approved, the development would deliver 263 homes, including 112 affordable apartments. The remaining properties would be available for market rent and include a mix of one, two and three-bedroom homes, with several duplex apartments also proposed.
The scheme forms part of the wider £2.5 billion Crescent Salford regeneration programme being delivered through a partnership between Salford City Council, the University of Salford and ECF. The wider masterplan aims to create thousands of new homes, public spaces and improved walking and cycling routes across the area.
Designed by architects Buttress, the development would feature landscaped communal areas, new planting, cycle facilities and accessible parking spaces. A small commercial unit is also planned at ground-floor level, creating space for a future local business or community use.
Residents in the private-rented blocks would have access to shared facilities including a gym, lounge and entertainment space, while a central courtyard would provide communal outdoor space between the buildings.
The site sits within Adelphi Village, one of several neighbourhoods planned as part of the Crescent Salford project. Earlier plans submitted by ECF suggested work on the development could begin shortly after planning approval is secured.
The application is expected to be determined by councillors at a planning meeting next week. Council officers have recommended that permission be granted.
