Plans to start building a new mixed-use sustainable community in Trafford with up to 3,000 homes to suit a range of needs, a primary school and almost 20 acres of new public open space have been approved.
Trafford Council has granted planning permission for the first phase of infrastructure works at Peel L&P’s Trafford Waters regeneration scheme at TraffordCity which will transform a 55-acre site between The Trafford Centre and the Manchester Ship Canal.
Trafford Waters will take around 20 years to fully develop and as well as homes, it will provide new retail and office opportunities, community facilities, green space and public realm.
The phase one infrastructure work will provide access to Trafford Waters via Trafford Way and Redclyffe Road connecting the site to Peel L&P’s wider TraffordCity retail and leisure destination.
It will also include tree-lined footpaths and cycleways and the first acre of public green space at the development.
The work will unlock £4.08m from Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF), match-funded by Peel L&P, to provide part of the infrastructure to support the development of the first 350 mixed-tenure homes.
The wider development proposals for Trafford Waters include a Central Park with large play spaces which will form the heart of a new community surrounded by four distinct areas to complement the natural characteristics of the site.
As part of the Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme (WGIS), Peel L&P has already invested £30m to improve transport routes to Trafford Waters and TraffordCity with the construction of the new A57 dual carriageway lifting bridge which connects the Salford side of the Manchester Ship Canal to Trafford. Public sector funding including financial support from Salford Council also helped to build this road.
The Trafford Waters masterplan, which received outline planning permission from Trafford Council in 2018, also features:
– A Commercial Hub including an office, retail and leisure quarter with a main square and plaza acting as a key arrival destination for pedestrians and public transport users.
– A new village green next to All Saints Church which could be used for community events.
– New wetlands, trees and green corridors throughout the site to improve biodiversity, encourage wildlife and tackle climate change.
Trafford Waters is one of Peel L&P’s seven waterfront regeneration schemes across England and Scotland under its newly named Peel Waters portfolio with 30,000 homes, 10 million sq ft of commercial space and circa 160 acres of public realm over the next 20 to 25 years.
James Whittaker, Peel L&P’s Executive Director for Development said: “It’s fantastic to get the go ahead to start work on this new mixed use sustainable community which will significantly transform the area and provide new opportunities for the borough and wider region with new homes and a Central Park complemented by retail, office and commercial space.
“The infrastructure work will help to create a pedestrian-led scheme which have health and wellbeing benefits and the masterplan focuses on a network of public realms and green space to make the most of the area’s natural surroundings.
“Over the last 20 years, around 18,000 jobs have already been created in TraffordCity and Trafford Waters will help to increase that figure while providing a new community and a place where people can also live, work and socialise.”
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