Land to East of 100 Blackfriars Road (Riverside House) St Simon Street, Salford, M3 7FU Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1150 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Erection of 10 storey, 98 room, purpose built student accommodation (Sui Generis) with car parking, bin and cycle store, landscaping and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Salford's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 67

Statements & assessments 33

PDF Design and Access Statement (Part 1).pdf Design and Access Statement · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY, CARBON & SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Crime impact statement Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement & Affordable housing statement Planning statement · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Impact Assessment Report Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy Strategy Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy and carbon proforma Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination assessment and Coal Mining Risk part 3 Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact Assessment Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement (Part 2).pdf Design and Access Statement · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Noise impact assessment Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport assessment Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability appraisal Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Obligation Pro Forma Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination assessment part 1 Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Survey Schedule Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fire Statement Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Daylight and Sunlight Report Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination assessment part 4 Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination assessment part 5 Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRA and Drainage Strategy Rev P01 Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Air quality assessment Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Social Value Strategy Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination assessment and Coal Mining Risk part 6 Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement & Archaeology Desk-based Assessment Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved Document Part O and Thermal Comfort Report Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Statement of community involvement · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Travel plan Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination assessment and Coal Mining Risk part 2 Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Demand and Market Assessment Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ventilation Strategy Report Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination assessment part 7 Technical assessment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 28

PDF Floor plan 07 GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Section Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor plan 01 GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor plan 05 GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree constraints plan Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Soft Landscaping plan Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan as Proposed Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor plan 08 GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GA SectionA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Roof Plan GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Title Register Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Masterplan Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations As Proposed 2of2 Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape General Arrangement Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan as Existing Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Specification and Construction Details Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Hard Landscape Plan Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor plan 06 GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Offical Copy (Title Plan) - GM378038.pdf File Note · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Section B Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor plan 04 GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor plan 09 GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Mezzanine Floor Plan GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor plan 02 GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor plan 03 GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ground Floor Plan GA Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations As Proposed 1 of 2 Plans · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Article 4 direction
2018 HMO Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Salford AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Flood defence about 33 m from the postcode pin (embankment, designed for a 1 in 75 year flood); Inside the Salford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Salford
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
M3 7FU
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Blackfriars and Trinity Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Salford usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
97decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Salford in the last twelve months, from validation. Salford decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 neutral

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Salford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#200 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Salford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #206 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Salford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #115 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #90 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #206 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #243 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
75 decided
737
Total decisions
76 refused in the year to March 2026