Salford council planners will today consider the future of a mixed-use twin-tower scheme in the Ordsall area of the greater Manchester town.
Bredale Developments’ proposal comprises two towers of 24 and 15 storeys on a 1.4-acre site next to Exchange Quay tram station.
It will include a 204-bedroom hotel and 54 aparthotel suites, plus 132 flats in the taller of the two towers. The second tower will contain 150,000 sq ft of offices.
The scheme will offer 13,000 sq ft of leisure and 8,000 sq ft of shops across both towers.
The site currently contains a Post Office depot.
Planning officers have recommended it for approval, though the developers of the nearby Soapworks project, The Carlyle Group and Abstract Nikal, and other local developers have objected to the plans. Objections include the over-development of the site, with some parties arguing that it is commercially unviable.
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