Comprising 42 three-bedroom Passivhaus homes, the project forms part of the £2.5bn Crescent masterplan.
ECF’s three-storey homes would be located on a 1.8-acre L-shaped section of the Farmer Norton car park, located off Adelphi Street and Peru Street and owned by the University of Salford.
The remainder of the car park is also earmarked for redevelopment and would be the subject of a separate planning application.
Designed by dRMM Architects, all 42 of the properties in phase one of the Farmer Norton scheme would be available on affordable tenures.
The scheme is located close to another similar ECF project, Valette Square, which comprises a clutch of townhouses and was delivered as part of the Salford Central masterplan.
Due to the Passivhaus nature of the proposed homes, residents would benefit from reduced energy bills of up to 90% compared to traditional housing, according to ECF, the regeneration JV between Muse, L&G, and Homes England.
If Farmer Norton receives planning consent, work is expected to begin in summer 2025.
ECF lodges plans for houses on Salford’s Farmer Norton car park – Place North West