Peel Waters is preparing an outline planning application for the 25-acre Pomona Island site in Manchester, which could deliver up to 2,600 homes.
The scheme, featuring buildings of up to 25 storeys, could also include 750,000 sq ft of office space.
The scheme would be carried out over a 15-year period on the largely vacant land, which is positioned between the Bridgewater Canal and Manchester Ship Canal to the west of the city.
According to the documents received by Trafford Council, the development could also include student accommodation, hotel rooms and care facilities.
12 acres of the scheme have also been earmarked for public realm and open space and will be named Manchester Waters.
Plans for the site were initially brought forward by Peel Waters in 2021 and the latest application remains largely unchanged. Following the original unveiling of the vision, it was expected that a masterplan would follow by 2022, but no plans were submitted.
Leigh Thomas, development director at Peel Waters, said: “We are excited to bring forward our plans for the next phases of Manchester Waters, which will open up the site to the public for the first time in decades.”
“The masterplan is landscape-led, with the creation of new parks and recreation space at its heart. We also feel it’s important to keep some of Pomona Island’s unique character, so some of the best existing areas of nature and green space will be retained and enhanced.”
“The site also provides a fantastic opportunity to deliver the new homes that Trafford and Greater Manchester needs, on brownfield land in a highly sustainable location. With support from partners and stakeholders, over 1,000 more new homes, for people of all incomes and ages, could be completed at Manchester Waters in the next five years.”
“We are therefore pleased to submit the EIA scoping request today as it marks another significant step towards delivering the vision for Manchester Waters, and we look forward to sharing our plans with the community and launching our public consultation this summer.”
Turley, Jon Matthews Architects and Re-Form Landscape Architecture will work alongside Peel on the Pomona Island plans.
The area has been widely regarded as one of Manchester’s most attractive development opportunities, but to date, only two projects have been delivered – a Build-to-Rent scheme named Pomona Wharf and phase one of X1’s Manchester Waters development.
Including Pomona Island, Peel Waters has seven waterfront regeneration schemes across England and Scotland, which comprise a total of 30,000 homes and 10million sq ft of commercial space.
