Demolition plans for Ordsall’s McDonald’s, KFC and Grosvenor Casino have been resubmitted after environmental concerns paused proceedings.
Plans to replace Riverside Retail Park, Derwent Street, with four blocks between nine and 25 storeys were resubmitted this Monday (11 September), after Salford City Council quashed the project’s initial requests after concerns for the local environment.
The body claimed UAE-based Imco Holdings’ plans which were submitted in July were “not sufficiently robust”, with fears of the impact the works would have on the nearby River Irwell and the footpath.
This week’s resubmission stated included that a fence would be constructed around the project to “eliminate any dust from entering the river”.
It also outlines that dust and noise suppression methods would be taken into consideration “in line with industry best practice”.
The original submission of the plans came just weeks after plans to demolish most of Regent Retail park to make way for the UK’s third tallest tower was submitted to the council for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
The plans submitted for the nearby site would see one of the ten towers in the development stand at a whopping 264m, beaten only by The Shard (310m), and TwentyTwo (278m), nationwide.
This is disappointing for all residents of Ordsall. Salford Council are giving the developers free range to build high rise tower blocks all over the area. It seems that every spare piece of land is turning into a concrete jungle. As for Regent Retail Park, this is disturbing with no thought for the residents in the vicinity as to where they are going to shop and the elderly people who will suffer the most. Wake up Salford planners and ask the public for their opinions before granting permissions.