| Exchange Greengate gets green light |
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| Monday, 28 January 2008 | |
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The final element has been put in place for a scheme that will link Salford and Manchester through a new public square, river walkway and connecting bridge, after English Partnerships announced a funding package of £8.5m. Exchange Greengate will see the transformation of 13 acres of predominantly underused, brownfield land into over 2,500 residential units and over 85,000 sq m of commercial floor space creating around 4,000 new jobs. Expected to attract over £600m of private sector investment, it will be a new, vibrant, mixed-use development, just minutes from Victoria Station and the commercial heart of Manchester, bounded by the River Irwell, Chapel Street, Blackfriars Road and Trinity Way. The development, which secured planning permission in June 2007, is being led by a partnership between Central Salford URC, Salford City Council, English Partnerships, Network Rail and ASK Developments. |
