New affordable homes

An historic Salford building is set to be renovated to create scores of affordable homes under the council’s social rent scheme. 

Pendleton House, which housed the coroners’ court until 2005, will be transformed to create 88 new affordable homes as a part of the council’s social rent scheme.

ForLiving, an affordable housing firm, is set to be granted a 250-year lease on Monday at the council’s property and regeneration briefing meeting. The firm is still awaiting an official sign off, however commercial terms have been provisionally agreed.

Greater Manchester Ecology Unit has “no objections” for ForLiving to get the go ahead as long as nesting birds are not disturbed in the process.

Below is a map of where the affordable houses will be built.

ForLiving, which will be responsible for building the affordable homes, said: “We are not just a landlord; our aim is to deliver real change and challenge the norm by delivering homes and places that create new possibilities for good.

“Every day we strive to improve the lives of everyone who lives in the homes we provide by being the best landlord we can be.”

Pendleton House was originally built in 1936 during the great depression as a public assistance office.

When Pendleton Town hall was demolished in 1970 the Coroners’ Court was relocated to Pendleton House where it remained until 2005.

The building was then occupied by Salford Council and the NHS until it was vacated in 2011.

The site is on a prominent junction that will act as a gateway to the Charlestown area from the Broad Street/Pendleton roundabout and junction, and is close to Salford Shopping Centre, the university and transport links.

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