Plans for Manchester’s first vertical village and what will be its tallest building are set to be past by Manchester City Council this week.
Trinity Islands, created by Allied London and designed by award-winning architects Child Graddon Lewis (CGL), has been submitted for its final planning permission this Thursday.
The plans according to the developer will form distinctive, riverside communities along the Irwell, include 1,400 homes within five elegant towers, offers residents the choice to buy or opt to join private residential communities (PRC).
James Sidlow, Project Director at Allied London, commented “Trinity Islands will appeal to a wide variety of people with its excellent onsite amenity and community-lead retail offering, as well as its sky gardens and lounges that allow residents to relax and unwind. One of the tallest residential schemes in Western Europe, residents will enjoy some of Manchester’s most scenic views”.
The Trinity Island towers scheme promises farmer’s markets, retail units and educational facilities forming the core of a city-centre village.
Residents will also have a high-street and town square boasting independent bars supporting locally-brewed craft beer, cafes, work space, community galleries and event space as well as a new boat club which will benefit from direct access to the River Irwell.
The five towers planned include two towers of 26 storeys, one of 37, another of 41 and what will be the tallest in Manchester at 67 storets which will outflank the current 64 storey block of flats in a group of four at Owen Street, now under construction, by developer Renaker.
Allied London’s Chief Executive, Michael Ingall, said “Trinity Islands is without doubt one of our most ambitious developments so far. This area, at the dissection of two cities, is an incredibly important one and is developing rapidly. Our success in transforming Leeds Docks, the Brunswick Centre Bloomsbury and creating the Chafford Hundred Village in Thurrock (via our subsidiary Pelham Homes) represents a relevant track record, one that we will require to build a real community on the edge of two cities.”
