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Category: Housing

Landlord licensing scheme proposed in Broughton

Salford City Council is asking people what they think of a proposed scheme for private landlords in Broughton. The council is asking for feedback as it is considering...

Countryside get another 54 New Broughton homes through planning

Warrington housebuilder Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd has won permission to build 54 two and three-bed houses on vacant scrubland in Broughton, Salford. The...

Countryside to turn Seedley Primary School into 60 homes

Council planners have passed proposals by housebuilders Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd for 60 homes on the site of a famous former primary school in Salford. Seedley...

Green light to convert Grade-II listed Monton schoolhouse into flats

Part of a Grade-II listed former schoolhouse is to be turned into luxury apartments in Monton. City planners have greenlit proposals by Cheshire-based European Property...

£22m housing improvement scheme gets underway

The first phase has begun on multi-million pound improvements to thousands of homes across Salford. Work is now underway to revamp almost 400 properties in Ordsall and...

Plans lodged to turn former Chapel Street stationers into flats

Developers want to turn a derelict office building on Chapel Street in Salford into a new apartment block. The George Ellis & Sons (Stationers) Ltd building at 52-60...

Decision due on derelict Crescent Police station

A 6,000sq ft former police headquarters on the Crescent in Salford is due to be handed over to developers next week. The station opened in 1957 but closed in 2005 when...

Salix Homes raises funds with rare Smiths t-shirt

A social housing provider is aiming to boost the coffers at Salford Lads Club with the help of a rare, collectable t-shirt. Salix Homes is raising money for the...

Work starts on £200m X1 MediaCity Salford

Construction has started on site at the largest apartment development in Salford – X1 MediaCity. Building is being carried out by Liverpool-based Vermont Construction...

‘Downtown’ tower blocks on Woden Street in Ordsall recommended for approval

Salford City Council planners have recommended approval for the ‘Downtown’ development of six tower blocks in Ordsall. The developers, Altrincham-based...