Construction and development specialist Seddon has completed work on Longshaw Drive, a new housing development in Salford, providing 177 much-needed homes on a former brownfield site.
Delivered on behalf of Salford City Council, the scheme forms part of its wider Salford Passivhaus Programme, the city’s largest council housing initiative in 50 years.
Built in Little Hulton, Longshaw Drive has transformed a reclaimed brownfield site into a new mixed-tenure neighbourhood, providing a range of high-quality homes to help meet local housing needs.
The development includes 132 two, three and four-bedroom houses and 45 one and two-bedroom apartments, with homes available through affordable rent, social rent and open market sale.
The scheme is particularly significant for Salford, where over 7,000 households are experiencing fuel poverty.
Longshaw Drive was designed to the Passivhaus Low Energy standard, helping to reduce energy demand and support lower running costs for residents at a time when affordability pressures remain high.
The project also delivered significant social value during construction. As well as creating 17 jobs, Seddon supported training, work experience and routes into employment through hundreds of weeks of training opportunities, meaningful work placements and over 330 hours of support for unemployed people.
The project also had a strong personal connection for Seddon Contracts Manager Lewis Welsby, who led the successful delivery of the scheme and went to school locally. His connection to the area helped drive Seddon’s work with young people, including hosting site visits for students through Build Salford, a local traineeship programme helping young people in Salford access construction apprenticeships with employers including Seddon.
As well as increasing local housing supply, the scheme has helped advance Salford’s wider ambitions for low-energy housing and brownfield regeneration, creating homes that are affordable to live in as well as to rent.
Mark Walker, Seddon Housing Partnerships Managing Director, said:
“Together with our partners, we have turned an unused brownfield site into a place people can genuinely be proud to call home, with high-quality new homes built to respond to what Salford needs.
“It is also a scheme with long-term value built in. These homes are designed not just to increase supply, but to help residents with the cost of living through better energy performance and lower running costs.”
Paul Dennett, Salford City Mayor, said:
“It is fantastic to see Longshaw Drive complete. It marks another important step in our mission to deliver the high-quality, affordable homes our residents so desperately need. With a national housing crisis and rising living costs, developments like this make a real difference for communities across Salford.
“This scheme has transformed an empty brownfield site into a thriving neighbourhood of high-quality homes, built to Passivhaus standards. These energy-efficient homes will help residents keep their bills down while supporting our wider climate ambitions.
“Delivering more affordable housing remains an absolute priority for the council, and we already have hundreds more homes in the pipeline.”
Seddon was appointed through a direct negotiation process after stepping in to support Salford City Council following the collapse of the previous contractor. Working closely with the council, Pozzoni Architects, Sutcliffe and other delivery partners, Seddon helped bring the scheme forward and deliver a practical, compliant and high-quality solution for the site.
The scheme adds to Seddon’s track record of delivering affordable and regeneration-led housing across Greater Manchester and the wider North West.
