JOIN USDeveloper Allied London has revealed plans to build an ambitious six-tower ‘vertical village’ in Manchester, north-west England. The Trinity Islands project forms part of a wider scheme to develop the St John’s area, which includes the former Granada Studios site.
Detailed plans for the 1,200-home proposal will be submitted for planning later this year. The tallest tower would be of 50 storeys, with the height stepping down in increments across the other buildings.
Each tower will sit on linked podiums surrounded by landscaped fields containing parking and other amenities to form a community living within a single complex.
The 4.7-acre (two-hectare) site, situated south of Liverpool Road, has historically suffered from difficult access surrounded by highways, infrastructure and the River Irwell. Trinity Islands aims to transform this once-peripheral site into a distinct and self-sufficient community.
A master plan for the former ITV Granada site was approved last October. The wider St John’s development is due to be brought forward in several phases, with Trinity Fields forming the final phase.
Overall, St John’s is due to deliver 2,500 to 3,000 homes and up to 600,000 sq feet (56,000
sq metres) of workspace.