Plans for a 12-storey, 85-apartment scheme on Duncan Street in Salford by property developer Generation and designed by TODD Architects, have been approved by Salford City Council.

The new-build residential scheme will have a mix of quality residential accommodation and it includes a residents’ lounge and a large communal roof terrace with enviable views across Manchester and Salford.

Shehzad Chaudhri, from Generation, said: “This site is highly accessible and well connected, being located on the mid-point between Manchester Town Hall and Media City Salford and on the new Bee Network cycleway. It is in an area that is undergoing substantial and transformative change, with a new mixed-use neighbourhood now emerging.

“The scheme itself is designed to contribute significantly to that transformation by delivering high quality new homes with high levels of resident amenity space to support modern, post-Covid lifestyles, including residents’ lounges / home working space and communal outdoor terraces on the roof and fronting the street.”

The proposed development maximises the potential of an underutilised brownfield site by incorporating the entire footprint of its boundary. The scheme has been carefully designed to encourage low-carbon living and provides the new residential community with a range of recreational spaces and amenity including two communal terraces and shared internal lounges.

Seamus Lennon, Principal, TODD Architects Manchester Studio, concludes: “This is an exemplar residential development in its approach to design, technology provision and sustainability strategy. The high-quality nature of our scheme is expected to encourage further investment in the surrounding area, creating employment opportunities for residents.”