Regeneration developer Cibitas Investments submitted the outline planning application for Holt Town Waterfront in East Manchester.

The 95acre urban quarter, less than a mile of Manchester city centre, will provide more than 4,300 new homes over the next 10-15 years. Each house will have its own parking space, access to safe outside green space and private gardens, village squares and waterfronts.

The area will also benefit from a river valley park, a new Metrolink tram stop linking the area both into the city centre and out to the east, a new primary school, studio/office accommodation and a range of shops, bars and restaurants.

David Shelton, managing director at Cibitas, said: “We are absolutely delighted with the City Council's decision. We have worked hard as a team with colleagues at New East Manchester to develop a commercially viable scheme that will bring something new and exciting to Manchester and the UK.

"Holt Town Waterfront is an ambitious project that will re-define urban family living in the UK - we hope this project becomes a flagship for the rest of the country."

The scheme is being delivered in partnership with New East Manchester and Manchester City Council.