Plans revealed for major hospitality and office development

Plans have been unveiled for a major hospitality and office scheme on the banks of the River Irwell in Salford.DPP Planning has submitted plans to Salford City Council on behalf of its client Legal & General Investment Management.Ralli Quays, which is part of the wider Salford Central Masterplan, is located on a one-acre site on the banks of the River Irwell. It will feature more than 200,000 sq ft of office floorspace and a 280-bed 4-star hotel. Replacing two existing office blocks, the proposed Ralli Quays development has been designed by EPR Architects to complement the scale and quality of the completed or planned new buildings within Salford Central.The 16-storey hotel will include a restaurant and bar with a terrace overlooking the river, while the adjacent 12-floor office building will have its own rooftop terrace offering views city and surrounding area.The opportunity to regenerate the site has been created by existing Ralli Quays occupier HM Revenue & Customs’ plans to move to Salford Central’s New Bailey neighbourhood next year. Subject to planning, it is anticipated the first stages of the project will begin in the late 2022, beginning with the demolition of the existing blocks.Ralli Quays is the latest commercial development in the area for the Manchester office of the independent national planning consultancy. It follows, most recently, the approval of an application for a BREEAM Excellent 10-storey office block, to be occupied by BT, which is the final plot of the New Bailey district of the Salford Central Masterplan.