Two planning applications were approved yesterday for the emerging Red Bank neighbourhood forming a key part of the wider
Victoria North development.

The first granted full planning is for FEC’s next phase of delivery on the three plots adjacent to the 634-home Victoria Riverside scheme, which is currently under construction on plot NTO1.

This will see the delivery of seven buildings varying in height between six and 34 storeys and comprising 1,550 homes between Dantzic Street and Dulwich Street.

The £330m scheme includes a new high street with 20,000 sq ft of commercial and retail space earmarked for local independent businesses.

Three-plot site (NT02 – NTo4)awarded detailing planning

The homes will comprise a mix of one, two and three-bed apartments and townhouses catering for a diverse mix of homes including build to rent, affordable and open market sale.

NT04 plot along Dantzic Street

The second approval was for outline planning to deliver up to 3,250 homes and more than 160,000 sq ft of non-residential floor space to be earmarked for commercial uses, a health centre, primary school, residential amenities and community spaces.

This will be accompanied by the creation of new public realm with extensive areas of landscaping, greenspace and wetlands, supporting a minimum 10% biodiversity net gain across the neighbourhood.

The masterplan and outline application proposals were developed in partnership with masterplanner Maccreanor Lavington and Copenhagen-based public realm specialist, Schulze+Grassov with support from local practice OP-EN and sustainability experts Useful Projects.

The full application was created by Maccreanor Lavington in collaboration with Manchester-based practice Hawkins/Brown.

Red Bank is one of the first of seven neighbourhoods being regenerated as part of the £4bn Victoria North project, which is one the largest in the UK and will create 15,000 new homes over the next decade.

Hilary Brett, project director at FEC, said: “Red Bank is one of the most under-used areas in Manchester, but its proximity to the city centre and the existing natural assets of the River Irk and St Catherine’s Wood make it the ideal location for a thriving new neighbourhood.

“We’re excited to move forward with our next phases of delivery.”