Plans to build a new 'mini-city' in Salford Quays could create 15,000 jobs, developers claim.
Peel Holdings have submitted proposals to transform a half-square-kilometre site with a 30-storey skyscraper, more than 1,000 flats, and hundreds of offices.
The 'mini-city' would be next to the BBC's new northern headquarters, and aim to tap in to the raft of businesses already flocking to the area.
It would includes an iconic new civic square – although council bosses have ruled out moving the town hall to the area.
There would also be new shops, restaurants, a hotel and four multi-storey car parks, all built on swathes of former docklands.
Peel said the plan would provide a jobs lifeline to local people living in some of Britain's most deprived communities.
The masterplan for the area is set to go before planners later this year.
If approved, it would be built in four phases over the next 30 years.
The new civic square would form the centrepiece and be roughly the same size as Manchester's Cathedral Gardens.
Peel said it would compare to 'some of the most significant and well known public spaces in Greater Manchester'.
It would be linked to a park via a tree-lined boulevard similar in width to Deansgate.
Most of the new district – which would sit to the east of MediaCity – would be pedestrianised.
More tram stops could be created in order to serve it.
In its application to build the 'mini-city', Peel said: “The proposed development is firmly rooted in the concept of developing a sustainable urban neighbourhood, building on the success of the first phase of MediaCity and furthering the council's vision of creating a new town centre at Salford Quays.”
John Merry, leader of Salford council, welcomed the proposals.
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More flats and apartments....... how many are already empty in Salford Quays (and Manchester city centre)?
Wonder how much development this area would be seeing right now, wonder if the BBC would have moved to the area, if it had not been for the forsight to invest public money into a high quality transport system for the area?
More Tram Stops ???.....Don't you think the Trams Stop Enough at the moment !!!!!!!!.
Better get building quick.
Mayan prophecy comes into effect this year, December 21st is the date. Why bother with a job ?. Enjoy yourself while you can.
Has everyone forgot BBC and Peel last significant investment supported by Council funds of millions created only 18 jobs for Salford people . In desparation salford Council employed an expensive consultant to try and get jobs for Salfordonians and failed. Councillor Merry need to get in the real world - Salford reputation goes before it, deprivation and high crime therefore nobody gets employed from there.
15,000 new jobs for Salford is excellent news during these regional negative job times, but does this sound too much like the BBC MediaCity unfilled promised local jobs. If only that recent broken jobs plan had created the 12,000 promised jobs Salford would be celebrating near on 27,000 new jobs. What any new elected mayor needs to be guaranteeing is that all developers sign a jobs pledge into new planning. The council should also rip up the BBC £20million subsidy agreement until they make good on the unmet jobs quota. Mmmm: what about the rest of Salford? Why do we not see "Little Hulton, Broughton, Swinton, Irlam, Kersal, Eccles, Worsley or other wards" getting new work schemes? Put simply, what about the real people of Salford? Are they to watch as the South East enjoy moving in to the glitzy jobs while local folk are left in the dark.
Good news, can't complain with investment and jobs. I just hope we have some iconic, different and interesting buildings.
Just dont let them put that horrible wood cladding on everything. It looks so tatty after a couple of years.
Well if it's anything like the BBC Media City, should employ about 10 from Salford on litter picking and 1490 people from daaawwwnn sooouutthh on the highly paid jobs, as Pat Carnival would say "The Best Ever, Nothing more exciting" blah de blah :)
Need to improve public transport, surely, if more to work there? Meanwhile, in other parts of Salford, they sweep the streets ONCE a month, if we are lucky!!! As regards building homes, what about building on the streets, recently laid flat, in Higher Broughton? There are many other brown field sites all over the city. The Quays are an assest, BUT not the be all and end all.......
Does anybody know how the figures of new jobs are calculated? Are these permanent jobs, full time jobs, or is it that people who already have a job, say in construction, will get some work building these flats etc. I find it hard to pcture 15,000 stuck in that small space all at the same time, unless they are all gymnasts building human pyramids.
Sounds like the sort of puffery that developers like to stuff their bids with, to sucker in vain councillors to release funds whilst appearing to do something for their constituencies. Does anyone ever check up?.
15,000 jobs. 4 of which will go to local people.
their wil be jobs if you improve your skills set and stop moaning it is called self motivation
A positive for Salford, after all what other city doesn't have a city centre?, but really should officially be made a suburb of Manchester.
More positive development and more high rise towers the better.
Given that Media City has been subsidised by Salford Council Tax payers for little return I hope the newly elected Mayor will make sure that Peel Holdings don't get another penny of tax payers money for this venture.
Particularly as the development will involve clearing out businesses that do actually employ local people who don't need extra tram stops to get to work.
We were promised 30,000 new jobs if the Metrolink big bang went ahead, well other than a cycle hire shop in Stockport not coming to fruition the big bang has happened, were there any new jobs, not any that I can see.
1000's of jobs for local people....where have we heard that one before...media city and only 24 jobs created for local people
some muppets on here going on about 24 jobs at the BBC mediacity is not the only employer on site, the 24 jobs that people bleat on about are 24 more than if the site had just been left a waste land, same as Canary Wharf, without forward thinking these sites would be vast areas of waste. Now they are places where companies want to come, how many people do BUPA employ, how many people at the DWP headquarters, how many people work at the Lowry how many in the outlet or the hotels and bars, or the small units that occupy the area, the Pie Factory, or the Greenhouse. So a an elected Mayor for Salford would have stopped all this regeneration, how much is collected in council tax from the area, I bet a lot more than there was in the past due to the higher banding and most of it not being in the form of council tax benefit. It is so funny how one MEN headline can hide what is really going on at the Quays in the City of Salford.
More tram stops???
They can't manage the ones they already have
I don't get around much these days but according to the Times there are 1,000s of firms in Manchester employing 100,000s in Health, Media,blah blah not to mention over 100,000 students.
You never seem to meet them in the pub, and when I walk round town most office blocks are empty. There is a whole row inAytoun street including the employment exchange which has been empty yonks.
Similar in Cross street, in fact they found cannabis growing in one in Peter street, they should have smelt the skunk in Bootle street police station. Perhaps they did.
I mentioned to the MEN months ago these offices should be regularly checked and a list built up.