Islington Wharf Phase 4 | Old Mill Street | 16 fl | U/C

Plans readied for next Islington Wharf phase
Dan Whelan
Waterside Places, the joint venture between Muse Developments and the Canal & Rivers Trust, is preparing to submit an application for the final phase of its residential project in Manchester.

The scheme would occupy a plot on the corner of Great Ancoats Street and Old Mill Street next to Central Retail Park. It would comprise two blocks of 11 and 16 storeys each, providing 106 one- and two-bedroom flats.

An additional 2,100 sq ft of ground floor commercial accommodation would also be provided, most likely for a shop or cafe, together with 20 car parking spaces and 106 cycle spaces.

A public consultation on the proposals was due to be held today but was cancelled as a result of the Government’s warnings against social interaction amid amid the national health crisis.

A spokesperson for Savills, the planning consultant for the project, said the initial intention was to submit the plans by the spring, and that, while it is still aiming for then, the date could change.

If approved this year, the scheme is targeted to complete by 2022.

The project team includes Savills as planning consultant, Ryder as architect, Buro Four as project manager, Hydrock and Hannan Associates as engineering consultants, and Rider Levitt Bucknall as quantity surveyor.

The first phase of Islington Wharf completed in 2008 and brought 500 residential units to the market. The second phase followed in 2015, delivering a further 46 homes.

The £15m, 101-home third phase topped out in June 2018 with residents moving in the following spring.

Eric Wright was lead contractor on the second and third phase of the project but no contract has yet been awarded for the construction of the final phase.

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dodkins said:

Maybe so that Wharf residents don't start complaining about losing their view?

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Plans in for Islington Wharf final phase

Waterside Places, the joint venture between Muse Developments and the Canal & River Trust, has submitted plans for the fourth and final stage of the scheme, 15 years after approval for the first phase was granted.

The 106-apartment complex is made up of two towers of 16 and 11 storeys respectively and would sit on the corner of Great Ancoats Street and Old Mill Street, with phase three to the east and phase one to the south.

There would be 33 one-bedroom apartments and 73 two-bedroom apartments split across 77,000 sq ft.

The project team includes Savills as planning consultant, Ryder as architect, Buro Four as project manager, Hydrock and Hannan Associates as engineering consultants, and Rider Levitt Bucknall as quantity surveyor.

Eric Wright was lead contractor on the second and third phases of the project but no contract has yet been awarded for construction of the final phase.



Subject to planning approval, work is expected to start on site in autumn 2021 with completion projected for the end of 2022.

Tom Webber, senior development manager at Waterside Places, said: “We’re really proud to have significantly contributed to the transformation and positive regeneration of the area, which has seen Ancoats rise to be named the 13th coolest place in the word to live in 2019.

“The final phase of Islington Wharf represents the last part of Waterside Places’ ambitious masterplan that began in 2005.”

The wider Islington Wharf development began in 2005 when plans were submitted for phase one construction, and the first project completed in 2008.

The joint venture has also brought forward projects at Granary Wharf in Leeds and Brentford Lock in London.

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Master_Builder said:

Think it will probably look ok architecturally, just needs a bit more height.

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GShutty said:

Hear what you and MB are saying, but 11&16 storeys is still pretty big around thus fringe part of the city. Okay Gravity across the road is much taller, but equally these will tower over Royal Mills for example. They will fit in well in my opinion, without necessarily standing out, but this area and Piccadilly East, is still about place making, as much as simply plot filling, as they will essentially be new and significantly increased residential areas.

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