'The Hanging Gardens of Babylon comes to Salford' - go-ahead for the office block with 'living green walls'
Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityA new office block likened to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is the latest building in the New Bailey area to be given the green light by Salford council.The 12-storey building, with 'living green walls' will aim to be net-zero carbon.Planners behind the new office block on Plot A3 off Trinity Way in Salford have described it as a 'highly sustainable' building with 'exceptional' design quality.The proposals, designed by Make on behalf of the English Cities Fund, promise to establish the building as a 'city marker' connecting Salford and Manchester.Architect Stuart Fraser told Salford's planning panel on Thursday (February 4) that the project is