Chaplewood

Description

£10m of forward funded new public realm and highways improvements were delivered as the gateway into the development. A semi private landscaped courtyard is located centrally within the plot providing pockets of play and private space along a meandering path set within shrubs chosen for their texture and smell. Private gardens are provided to the rear of each townhouse with raised planters and changes in level utilised to improve privacy and respond to adjacencies with other residents homes. Balconies are provided to all apartments except those fronting onto main roads where Juliette provision is made.

Planning History

Proposals for Vimto Gardens were born out of a 2007 development framework. Glenn Howells Architects were subsequently appointed by the English Cities Fund to complete the 2010 masterplan for 50 acres of central Salford, seeking to restore the city's lost historic core. Initial discussions with Salford Council and the Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company (CSURC) began in 2008 and extensive project reviews have continued to inform and mature the plot design proposals to ensure the scheme achieves the highest design quality and appropriateness for the existing local community.