New tower block could create 400 student homes in Salford

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Nearly 400 student flats could be built in a ten-storey tower block in Salford. X1 Campus has submitted a request to Salford council to demolish the Cumberland House building on Lissadel Street to make way for the new site with 396 studios.

Proposals include creating ‘communal amenity’ facilities for future residents as part of the development if it is approved. A planning application would need to be submitted and given the green light by the council before work begins. READ MORE: Greater Manchester to miss housing target by more than 23,000 homes, report says The three-storey Cumberland House building was first built to be used as a mill and factory, but later became a repairs garage and a taxi office.

It is currently used to store cars awaiting repair but the building is not listed, planning documents say. The proposed development sits close to the Salford Crescent masterplan area, which is a £2.5 billion scheme designed by the council with Salford University to transform the area.

This will deliver a total of 3,000 new homes in the city, as well as offices and a new pedestrian and cycling bridge known as Salford Rise which is already being built - creating an 11-metre wide and 220-metre long connection across Frederick Road.