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Middlewood Locks will provide around 2,000 new homes on the edge of the city centre.
Property investment group Scarborough International (part of the McCabe family) have unveiled plans for the first phase of its £700m Middlewood Locks scheme at the south western gateway to Manchester city centre.
Having secured planning consent for 2,000 new homes and 750,000 sq ft of mixed-use space at the 24 acre site in March 2015, the group are now working on a detailed planning application for phase one of the development – designed by WCEC architects – comprising 550 new homes and 29,000 sq ft of commercial space.
Middlewood Locks is centred around three large basins of the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal. Alongside the residential aspect, which will deliver a mix of family homes and apartments, the scheme will include ‘extensive public realm’ in the form of green spaces, canal-side pathways and space for mixed commercial uses including hotels, offices, shops, delis, restaurants, a convenience store and gym.
The formal planning application will be submitted this autumn, with work on the first phase beginning before 2016.