Plans revealed to transform home on Salford's 'real' Coronation Street - what is being proposed

Plans to convert a large Edwardian mid-terraced house on the ‘real’ Coronation Street in Salford into a house of multiple occupation (HMO) have been submitted.

The applicant is the current occupant of the property, built as part of the Co-Operative development of an infantry barracks between 1901 and 1904. It is part of a set of buildings locally listed as non-designated heritage assets and is near to the iconic Salford Lad’s Club and former church of St Ignacious, which are actually listed buildings.

The buildings belonged to Salford city council until the 1980s when they were refitted and sold to private owners. The application is to convert the current private home into an HMO where three or four people can live.

A heritage statement accompanying the application says that ‘the buildings are locally listed as an example of late Victorian/Edwardian architecture and one of the first national social housing enterprise’.

It goes on: “In itself the building is not worthy of listed status… The impact [would be] negligible as a number of houses on the street already have this status, we will continue to maintain in good order and protect the integrity of the property. 

“We do not foresee any impact to the property’s significance as we propose no structural / aesthetic alterations. We intend to retain the properties(sic) appearance in keeping with the area and continue its purpose as a residence for Salford constituents as was originally intended.  No alterations will be made to the property which would affect its local listing.”