Riverside Place, Salford
Where city meets river
Salford
814 Homes 22, 26 & 35 Storeys
Blended Living, Community, Homes
The scheme centres on three brick-fronted residential towers, framed around a 2-storey Community Pavilion, designed to be used flexibly with the potential for commercial, retail, hospitality, and community space to meet the requirements of the growing neighbourhood.
Providing 814 high quality new homes set within expanded areas of public space and waterfront access for all Riverside Place brings to life the vision for the reimagining of the Ordsall Waterfront Area, seamlessly integrating the new development into the existing community, opening access to the Irwell Riverside Path, and creating a new neighbourhood that everyone can enjoy.
01 Site & Building History
The proposals meet Salford Council’s ambitions for high-density, residential-led growth in this location, with the current retail units occupied by McDonald’s and Grosvenor Casino, having been approved for demolition in 2023, to make way for new development.
Subject to planning approval, the new development will contribute directly to the city’s goal of building 9,000 new homes across Ordsall, Quays, Pendleton, and Charlestown by 2042.
02 Community and Stakeholder Engagement
Lyndon Forshaw CEO, Forshaw Group said: “We have worked to improve our plans following consultation with the local community last year. The final plans submitted are focused on community integration with the existing Ordsall neighbourhood, providing a Community Pavilion at the heart of the scheme. We have also been able to increase the area of public realm on the Regent Road frontage for all to enjoy and improve the shared amenity space for the new residents within the new residential buildings”.
03 Project Narrative
The final plans submitted are focused on community integration with the existing Ordsall neighbourhood, providing a Community Pavilion at the heart of the scheme. We have also been able to increase the area of public realm on the Regent Road frontage for all to enjoy and improve the shared amenity space for the new residents within the new residential buildings.
04 Approach to Design
Jonathan Knowles, Director at DLA Architecture, said: “Riverside Place brings to life the vision for the reimagining of the Ordsall Waterfront Area, seamlessly integrating the new development into the existing community, opening access to the Irwell Riverside Path, and creating a new neighbourhood that everyone can enjoy.
The architecture and public realm are designed to re-establish a strong physical and visual connection to the Irwell, as well as providing 814 much-needed homes. In total, the scheme introduces over 1.5 acres of new public realm. The Pavilion is conceived as a civic marker within the masterplan, with retail, hospitality, and community uses, ensuring this stretch of waterfront becomes a destination.
Riverside Place is about establishing a new piece of Salford that feels open and genuinely connected to the community, both socially, physically, and environmentally.”
The reimagining of the site delivers enhanced accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists to the Irwell Riverside Path, with a well-designed landscaped ramp and area of tiered seating to the waterfront area.
The scheme is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs during construction and £67m in economic value over the three-year build. On completion, the plans will bring a £24m boost to local shops and services, enough to support 86 jobs locally, and will generate £1.7 million extra council tax revenue each year for Salford Council.
Project team
