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Chimney Pot Park, Langworthy
This scheme to deliver 349 ‘upside down’ houses in Langworthy started on site in September 2005. It forms part of the regeneration of the Central Salford area, and is preserving the traditional street scene of the city’s famous terraced houses, whilst delivering eco-friendly homes built to high quality design standards.
In this joint venture, English Partnerships and Salford City Council are working with the developer, Urban Splash. The project, worth a total of over £40m, will lead to the wider regeneration of Langworthy, which has suffered high unemployment and a significant population decline.
Upside down living
The interiors of the houses are being remodelled, with light and spacious living/dining areas and gardens raised to first floor level, and bedrooms and bathrooms located at the lower level. The existing brickwork street frontages are being retained. The first phase (108 homes) sold out within 2.5 hours of going on sale.
A first for first time buyers
Chimney Pot Park was the first site in the north of the country to pilot English Partnerships’ First-Time Buyers’ initiative with 91 of the houses for sale being targeted specifically at helping local people get a foot on the property ladder.
Funding partners
Chimney Pot Park is a joint public and private sector project to rebuild this neighbourhood and revitalise the housing market in partnership with local people. The public funding partners are English Partnerships, Salford City Council, the Manchester-Salford Housing Market Renewal Partnership and the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).
Key date
The scheme is due to complete – spring 2009
