Team selected to regenerate “overlooked” gateway area between Salford and Manchester

A team has been appointed with the task of creating a regeneration plan for the Strangeways and Cambridge area.

The plan will guide the transformation of the ”overlooked” neighbourhood that lies between Salford and Manchester over the next decade and beyond.

The designated team will work with both Manchester and Salford councils to develop the plan through the autumn prior to public consultation next year.

The document will then be reported to Manchester and Salford’s respective executive committees next summer.

Salford City Mayor, Paul Dennett, said: “This is an important step in the right direction to strategically plan for the future of regeneration and development in a previously often over-looked part of Salford and Manchester on the banks of the river Irwell and at a key gateway point for both our cities.

“This work will also complement work to date that has already happened in the City of Salford with regards to the regeneration and development of Greengate, Blackfriars & Trinity and Lower Broughton, it’s an obvious ‘missing piece of the jigsaw’ when we think about the on-going development of our city and our aspirations to create connected and sustainable communities.”

The plan is to create a vision that will “breathe new life into the area” by creating a “quality public realm whilst also supporting existing and new businesses to thrive.”

The production of the Strangeways and Cambridge Strategic Regeneration Framework will be part-funded with a grant from Homes England and by the city-region’s allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), which is being managed and distributed by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).

The team includes:

• Avison Young – Lead consultant
• Maccreanor Lavington – Masterplanning and Urban Design Lead
• Feilden Clegg Bradley – Architecture and Heritage
• Schulze-Grassov – Landscape Design and Public Realm
• Civic Engineers – Movement and Highways
• Useful Projects – Zero Carbon Strategy
• Placed – Community Engagement

Find out more about the plans here.