Far East Consortium has lodged plans to transform more than 30 acres of brownfield land at Red Bank in Manchester into a “vibrant” neighbourhood.
The developer behind the Victoria North joint venture partnership with Manchester City Council has submitted two planning applications comprising 4,800 new homes alongside commercial and social facilities.
An outline planning application proposes up to 3,250 of the new homes and more than 160,000 sq ft of non-residential space, including commercial uses, a health centre, primary school, residential amenities and community spaces. It also includes the creation of new public realm.
Alongside the outline planning application, FEC has lodged a full planning application for three plots on Dantzic Street, adjacent to its existing 634-home Victoria Riverside scheme.
The next phase of development will expand the scheme by 1,550 homes through the construction of seven buildings of between six and 34 storeys. It will comprise a mix of one, two and three-bed flats and townhouses to be delivered on a build-to-rent, affordable and open-market-sale basis.
All buildings have been designed by Manchester-based architect Hawkins\Brown and Maccreanor Lavington’s Rotterdam studio, with energy efficiency measures in mind, including low carbon and renewable technologies.
In addition, the proposals will see the creation of a new high street, providing 20,000 sq ft of commercial and retail space alongside another public realm and improvements to the streetscape of Dantzic Street and Dalton Street, with tree planting, resurfacing, widened footpaths and new cycle lanes.
Red Bank is one of the seven neighbourhoods being regenerated as part of Victoria North, which will create 15,000 new homes over the next decade.
Hilary Brett, project director at FEC, said: “We want to integrate and reconnect Red Bank with the city centre to transform the area into a desirable place to live and visit.”
Gavin White, Manchester City Council’s executive member for housing and development, said: “This area at the edge of the city centre is a challenging prospect, but these planning applications are part of an ambitious vision for this new neighbourhood and community, bringing thousands of new homes, investment and life to a part of Manchester that has been underused for many years.”
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