Planning submission - proposed Longshaw Drive development
The planning submission has now been validated and the documents associated with the proposed development at Longshaw Drive are now available to view online, reference no 21/77159/FUL.
You may have noticed some recent activity on the site – we can assure you this is not the commencement of the development but additional investigative works which are required for clarification. This further investigation is in no way the council pre-empting that planning permission will be approved. This activity may continue throughout the period between submission and a planning decision and it is common practice to overlap investigations and submission to ensure timescales can be adhered to in the event the proposal is approved.
Further updates will be issued when relevant information becomes available. In the meantime, if you have any urgent concerns that cannot wait until the formal consultation period held by the planning department takes place, please forward your comments to housing.strategy@salford.gov.uk.
A new model is being adopted by the city council to build homes directly and, on completion, they will provide a range of options for occupants such as affordable homes (social and affordable rent), home ownership and private rented accommodation. This approach will increase the affordable provision, affordable housing sector development and delivery capacity in Salford.
One of the first sites proposed to be developed under this new model is Longshaw Drive, Little Hulton. These homes will be of a high quality being built to high energy efficient, space and sustainability standards. They will be made up of a range of sizes and types that will reflect local need, to include wheelchair accessible properties. The development will provide a range of flexible and adaptable homes to create a mixed, balanced and sustainable housing offer and neighbourhood.
Local builders and suppliers will be used where possible to boost the Salford economy and contractors will be asked to maximise ‘social value.’ This means offering training and apprenticeship opportunities to local people during construction, working with local schools to offer advice and information about careers in construction, buying local products where possible and taking care of the environment.
Contractors will be asked to abide by the code for Considerate Constructors Scheme which includes site management plans to mitigate the impact of the development on neighbours and compliance with any coronavirus regulations in force at the time.
The proposed scheme will provide 177 homes including one and two bedroom apartments and two, three, four and five bedroom homes. All affordable homes will be let to households on the Council’s register in line with the approved allocations policies and the rented homes will be well managed by the landlord using good quality housing management policies and practices.
Timescales
A planning decision is anticipated before Christmas, and subject to this, it is hoped to start on site spring 2022 and phased completion over the coming years.
Have your say
We will share information with ward councillors, neighbourhood managers and existing community networks and ask them to feedback local views during the course of the development. News and information will also be publicised through Salford City Council’s usual channels such as our quarterly Life in Salford magazine, website, Twitter and Facebook.
We also welcome general comments or queries on our housing plans.
More information
For more information on our housing plans please email housing.strategy@salford.gov.uk