Restored Salford mill could become new music space

A restored mill in Salford could become the city's newest music space.

Plans have been submitted to convert half of the ground floor in New Islington Mill into a space for performances, education, music therapy, and offices.

The mill is owned by Salford City Council and rented out to Islington Mill Arts Club.

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It is part of a group of buildings called The Other City, which is an artist-led community based at the site.

Music therapy charity Nordoff and Robbins is proposing to take up some of the mill space for its work.

The charity uses music as a way to encourage self-expression and have a positive impact on wellbeing.

The Other City complex is currently being used as artist studios, rehearsal spaces, and co-working areas.

Proposals submitted include creating recording studios on the first floor, as well as a music therapy space and auditorium space for performances on the ground floor.

Sections of New Islington Mill were built in stages between 1823 and the 1890s.

It is part of a Grade II Listed mill complex which was used for cotton spinning.

According to Historic England, the mill partially collapsed in 1824 as a result of structural failures.

The mill's revival began in the 1990s when an artist hired a studio space in the partially-abandoned building, which later grew when more people got involved in projects on the site.

It is now home to more than 100 resident artists and groups, and the completion of refurbishment works in the New Islington Mill site have opened up the chance to expand the site once again.

A heritage statement submitted as part of the plans stated that the building is of "historic importance" and should be