Green light for next major phase of £1bn Middlewood Locks

Developer Scarborough Group International has gained the planning thumbs up for the next major phase of its Middlewood Locks scheme in Salford.The remaining 10-acre site will include 659 apartments within two blocks reaching 28-storeys and 32-storeys alongside 250 apartments in an L-shaped building that steps down from 15 storeys to 11 storeys.A new landscaped public square linking the two plots also forms part of the fourth phase of the overall development.Phases one and two of Middlewood Locks – comprising 1,117 apartments – have been completed by contractor Beijing Construction Engineering Group International (BCEGI) and have now sold out.BCEGI is also on board to deliver the next phase of lower rise homes, The Railings comprising a further 189 apartments and townhouses.Phase 3 Railings siteMiddlewood Locks is a joint venture between Scarborough Group International, Metro Holdings Limited, a Singapore-listed property development and investment group, and Hualing Group, based in Urumqui, Xinjiang, in China.When completed, it will provide a total of 2,215 new homes and 900,000 sq ft of commercial space, including offices, hotel, shops, restaurants and gym with a development value of more than £1bn.Beijing Construction Engineering Group International (BCEGI) is the construction partner while Whittam Cox Architects is design partner and Zerum is the scheme’s planning advisor.