Proposals for Salford’s first ever co-living apartments have been scrapped amid spacial concerns.
Plans for the seven and 10-storey blocks, set for the corner of Eccles New Road and South Langworthy Road, were rejected by Salford City Council, after plans failed to “provide future occupants with a decent home or healthy living environment”.
Headed by Beech Holdings, plans for the project saw 238 ‘co-living units’ share amenities such as kitchens and workspaces in the building, as well as outdoor space, gyms and accessible roof terraces.
Original plans for the development described co-living as “a vital role in forging real-life communities, building relationships, and being part of a thriving community”.
Beech also has co-living apartments in Westpoint in Trafford and City Co-living in Newcastle.
Plans are currently in the works for two large schemes Progressive Living’s Gorton Street and Cert Property’s 30-storeey scheme on Clippers Quay.
It was the correct move to reject these tenements. Why should people have to suffer from 19th Century ways of living because of greedy developers? ‘Shared facilities’ are NOT 21st Century.
There is a simple personal question to ask each of the developers. Would you live in this type of environment where the living space area quoted for a ‘unit’ is about the same size as a decent lounge?
I have designed houses and flats for 40 odd years and the thought of going back to tenement type accommodation is a piss poor one!
This decision is refreshing, well done Salford!