Green light for new £1.3bn neighbourhood in Salford

The permitted plans will rework the 130,000 sq ft website at Regent Retail Park, into a brand new retail, residential and group neighbourhood.

The brand new website will comprise as much as 3,300 new houses and 86,000 sq ft of retail area underneath a mixed-use masterplan by Matt Brook Architects.

Elements of the present Regent Retail Park will stay open and to proceed to commerce whereas building is underway.

Ian Rickwood, Chief Government, Henley Funding Administration, stated: “Our permitted scheme for Regent Park will ship a brand new inexperienced and sustainable neighbourhood, a renewed native centre for Salford.

“Our plans recognise the significance of retail and providers for the group, retaining vital enhanced provision that can cater to the wants of native individuals, whereas delivering a lot wanted high-quality houses, together with a big proportion of reasonably priced houses, a brand new park, a village sq. and group discussion board.

“We sit up for persevering with to work with Salford Metropolis Council, stakeholders and the local people to ship our imaginative and prescient.”

The scheme additionally contains 5 acres of public open area, with West Union Park at its coronary heart, a 3.5-acre park accompanied by new kids’s play area and a village sq., capable of host pop-up occasions.