Salford city council has granted planning consent for the third phase of mixed development scheme Middlewood Locks.
Phase three will see a further 189 new homes built, adding to the 1,117 homes which are being built - or have completed - for the 25-acre scheme.
This includes 176 one to three-bedroom apartments in two 10 and 12-storey buildings and 13 three and four-bedroom, three-storey townhouses.
Some 61 car parking spaces and 40 bicycle spaces will be created.
This phase will also include 5,150 sq ft of ground floor commercial space and an additional 4,970 sq ft of offices within a ‘leisure hub’ home to Seven Brothers Beerhouse and Co-op.
Middlewood Locks is a joint venture between Scarborough International Properties, Xinjiang-based Hualing Group and Singapore-based property group Metro Holdings Limited.
Scarborough expects to start on this new phase in early 2021 with completion expected in late 2022.
Paul Kelly, development director at Scarborough International Properties, said: “We are delighted to secure consent to move forward with phase three as part of our full commitment to deliver the grand vision that is Middlewood Locks.
“This development is providing much needed homes in the city with fantastic doorstep amenity that remains in high demand.
“It also provides high-quality commercial and office space that will compliment and add to the existing offer at Middlewood Locks.”
When completed, Middlewood Locks is set to provide 2,215 new homes and 900,000 sq ft of commercial space.
Nicola Wallis, sales & marketing director, said: “Middlewood Locks is already a great community with many owner occupiers and over 50 per cent of our customers purchasing under the governments Help to Buy scheme.
“We have seen a demand for family homes and also from people wanting to downsize at Middlewood Locks, so it’s important that the homes in phase three cater for this market too”.
Phase two of the scheme was topped out in February of this year and will be completed in 2021.
