Middlewoodlocks! Manchester's new Right Bank!

[rolybling]

ok, my fault I misread the posts above.

[majormystery]

Come to think of it a shop on floor 30 would be pretty cool.

[jrb]

Once again, sorry for the delay in posting the Media City stuff. I will do it tomorrow morning before I go to work.

In the meantime this should keep some of you going. (Cough! Including
Mr Longford )

Middlewood Locks. It's tall!

Reference: 06/52762/OUT
Decision Level: COMM
Applicant name: Vale And Valley Properties Limited
Ward: Ordsall
Grid Reference: 375709 398122
Case Officer: Sylvia Bland
Telephone: 0161 779 4832
Location: Land To North Of Middlewood Street And East Of Oldfield Road, Salford (Middlewood Locks)
Proposal: Outline application (access only) for mixed use development comprising 142,697 sq.m residential use (Class C1 and C3); 677,773 sq.m commercial use (Class B1); and 27,191 sq.m leisure/retail use (Class A1,A2,A3,A4 and D2) together with associated uses, carparking, landscaping and infrastructure

Link at the bottom of the page to the planning archive for more information on the proposal.















33 storey tower*









http://www.salford.gov.uk/planninglist-archive?id=64585

[Manchester Planner]

Excellent - should add some much needed density to that area!

[rolybling]

good stuff thanks jerb

[jrb]

Originally Posted by Manchester Planner

Excellent - should add some much needed density to that area!

Add Media City, Middlewood Locks, and Pomona (once it gets developed, can't be far off) to Manchester City Centre and we've/you've got something very amazing.

[Jerv]

33 storey office building. What, 130-140m?

[rolybling]

Without a doubt mate, I like the sound of the 33 storey tower at Plot E, I hope they go for that and not the bigger floor plate 16 storey jobby..as usual jerb all your hard work is much appreciated.Thanks

[Manc Guy]

a 25 storey and 33 storey, brilliant!

Really are flooded at the moment, when will it stop!!!?

[Accura4Matalan]

Thanks again jrb

[dirtyred619]

Great stuff!! If its done right this will be a special area to be in, thanks for the info jrb.

[rolybling]

I count 17 buildings in total[someone check I may be wrong...Stella]

Three at 7
Two at 8
One at 9
Two at 10
One at 12
Four at 13
One at 18
Two at 25
One at 33

YIPEEEE!!

[dirtyred619]

Looks about right Roly, and its consistent with the render thats been knocking about for awhile now showing amongst others 4 towers on.

[Jongeman]

I've never commented on Middlewood Locks, and it's because I go into a bit of a sulk when I read anything about it. I decided a long time ago that this was the perfect location for our new big fuck off inner city park, with even higher density housing around it. Like our own Tiergarten, Bois de Boulogne, Regents Park, wherever. There isn't much long term vision involved in building apartments, offices and 'mixed-use schemes, including leisure and retail' EVERYWHERE!!

It's otherwise a cool development, and thanks jrb, as ever

Right, I'll go back to skulking in the corner now.......continue

[rolybling]

Good idea, a park at Middlewood, not gonna happen though now. They should knock down that hideous retail park on Ancoats St and make it nice and green, trees and everything. But they say theres no money in parks/green spaces? Jongy?

[kids]

Originally Posted by rolybling

Good idea, a park at Middlewood, not gonna happen though now. They should knock down that hideous retail park on Ancoats St and make it nice and green, trees and everything. But they say theres no money in parks/green spaces? Jongy?

I love that sainsburys.........Nah, it does need to go . I've previosuly envisaged a park here, it'd be marvelous. The views you get from Oldfield Road are phenominal in any case. I think it'd be marvelous to see said views from wonderous park land.

This plan, is so bog standard. I think i'll move to holland.

[Jongeman]

Originally Posted by rolybling

Good idea, a park at Middlewood, not gonna happen though now. They should knock down that hideous retail park on Ancoats St and make it nice and green, trees and everything. But they say theres no money in parks/green spaces? Jongy?

It's all about money roly. Every bit of land is owned by somebody and every bit of land has the potential now to make shitloads of money for whoever owns it, especially in the centre of town.

25 years ago, ownership of old industrial premises and land around Oldfield St was a huge liability. In fact ownership of anything in the cities of Manchester and Salford was financially ruinous because of zero demand, excessive local council rates and total economic decline. Most of the industrial and trade premises were bust and the land they sat on was completely worthless and often contaminated (especially in East Manchester.).

Manchester City Council and Salford City Council can't afford to provide parks and green areas for the simple reason that it would cost them too much to buy the land for a kick off, and there's also the problem that they'd lose £millions of potential business rates and residential council tax.

[Manc Guy]

Girlfreinds can any of you point this development out on a map for me? Finding it hard to distinguish its location... Mucho' gracias!

[dirtyred619]

The girlfreinds comment aside, have a look on post #22 on the Official Manchester thread, above Modus and to the left of the old Hardman Square render.

[kids]

Originally Posted by Manc Guy

can any of you point this development out on a map for me? Finding it hard to distinguish its location... Mucho' gracias!

well, the buildings in the bottom right here are in and around the granada complex.