Plans submitted to transform brownfield land and unlock new homes and City River Park as next phase of Red Bank neighbourhood progresses

Following the approval of a planning application in November last year to carry out initial enabling works, Manchester City Council has submitted a new application to provide the critical infrastructure improvements needed to ensure that the Red Bank neighbourhood is ready for future residential development.

These works, which have been made possible through a £51.6m funding award from the government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF), will help to support the delivery of up to 5,500 new low carbon homes across a range tenure types in the coming years

The proposed works to be undertaken include land remediation, earthworks and change in site levels.

The application also seeks approval to build preliminary transport infrastructure, including a new permanent road and junction into the Red Bank neighbourhood, along with new drainage, street works and utilities infrastructure for the area.  

This application will also kickstart the first phase of major investment into both the creation of the City River Park, which will eventually link Red Bank close to the city centre to Queens Park in Collyhurst , and the revitalisation of St Catherine’s Wood.  

You can find more information about the application at: www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article/8978/victoria_north