Plans for a new development of 100 ‘high-quality, affordable and sustainable’ apartments in the heart of Salford have been submitted to the city council. Construction on the one and two-bedroom Passivhaus apartments in a part-five and part-six storey building on Peru Street will begin early next year, if consent is granted to applicant the English Cities Fund (ECF).
The development forms part of the £2.5bn Crescent Salford regeneration, which is a collaboration between Salford City Council and Salford University. ECF is a strategic joint venture between nationwide placemaker, Muse, Legal & General, and the government’s housing and regeneration agency, Homes England.
The partnership was set up in 2001, to bring together the best of the public and private sector, to 'transform urban areas and create exceptional new places.' Passivhaus buildings are designed to provide a comfortable environment for residents, but can reduce energy bills by up to 90 per cent.
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Peru Street will be the second sustainable, affordable apartment build that ECF is bringing forward, following the success of Greenhaus – another Passivhaus certified development due to complete in March 2024.
That is ECF’s 96-home apartment development, which is creating affordable homes for local housing association, Salix, and is part of its £1bn, 50-acre Salford Central regeneration. Both developments have been designed by architect, Buttress.
The plans for Peru Street are designed to create cohesive, sustainable, and thriving communities, which:
- minimise operational energy to address fuel consumption issues
- promote sustainable transport with good transport connections within walking distance and storage for 100 bikes
- include open-plan living areas to provide sufficient space for residents to work from home
- incorporate Juliette balconies to create a connection between the internal and outside areas
- include four fully accessible ground-floor apartments with nearby parking.
City mayor Paul Dennett said: “This application is another step forward in the partnership’s bold vision for transforming Salford Crescent and creating a new district to work, live and play.
"The inclusion of affordable housing which also considers energy costs is crucial to tackling the national housing shortage, the cost of living crisis and climate change and this scheme supports our ambition to create more affordable homes in Salford to help local people. I will follow the progress of this application with interest.”
Joe Stockton, development manager at ECF, said: “Creating places that work for people and the broader environment means looking at how we bring sustainable regeneration forward. With that in mind, we must consider all the ways we can create a positive impact in the places we work."
Commenting on the plans Alison Haigh, associate at Buttress said: “The scheme will reinforce the Passivhaus principles that are currently being trailblazed, at the nearby Greenhaus development which is due to complete in March 2024."
Vice-chancellor at the University of Salford, Professor Helen Marshall, added: “The Peru Street development is another great example of innovative regeneration work as part of the wider Crescent Masterplan to benefit Salford, the wider region and beyond. The plans for Peru Street will develop our local environment and provide vital affordable housing for our growing communities.”
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