Hundreds of new homes approved after issue resolved

A plan to build hundreds of new homes in Salford has taken a step forward.

Permission to build a new estate with 274 homes on land at Robert Hall Street and West Park Street in Ordsall was approved by Salford council in March.

But the plans faced a stumbling block after it was found that the land, which is owned by Salford City Council, was still being held for use by the town hall’s children’s services department, as well as planning teams.

The situation was resolved at a council meeting earlier this week when it was agreed to transfer the site for residential development, allowing the plans to move ahead.

More than 40 per cent of the development, which will be made up of houses and apartments, will be classed as affordable housing priced below market rates.

The scheme aims to develop a pocket of empty land and create a new neighbourhood with tree-lined streets, green spaces with a sense of community.

Once the work is finished, the homes will be managed by Dérive, a development company owned by the council.

New houses will include two, three, and four bedroom homes with a private garden to cater to a range of people and families.

Ordsall District Centre and St Clement’s Egerton CofE School were previously located on the land, but their closures left it empty for a number of years.

When the plan to build on the land was approved in March, Labour councillor John Warmisham said: “If you look at that area it has been gentrified, and I know there are families there who can’t afford to live there, so to see something like this has got to be welcome and I fully support it.”

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