An area of green belt land in Salford is set to be released so it can become a new housing estate. Peel Land has submitted an application to build 295 homes on land east of Boothstown, next to RHS Bridgewater, off Leigh Road.
It withdrew a previous application for 350 homes in the area, after feedback from the community and council. The revised application has been planned with a ‘lower density design’ which would be ‘more reflective of local character.’
The land will lose its green belt status under the Greater Manchester Places for Everyone scheme, which Salford council adopted in March. Places for Everyone is a plan to build more homes around the region, and help to create jobs and drive investment.
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In Salford, Places for Everyone could lead to up to 28,000 new homes being built in total. Councils around Greater Manchester have adopted the plan, other than Stockport which is not part of it.
Half of the proposed homes will be designated as ‘affordable’, and the plan includes on-site provision and off-site contributions towards affordable housing.
If approved, the work will include creating new play parks and active travel routes, as well as improved connectivity to the RHS Garden Bridgewater and the Bridgewater Canal.
A spokesperson for Peel Land said: “We are pleased to be submitting updated plans for the land to the east of Boothstown which is now formally allocated as part of Salford’s development plan.
“We have reflected on feedback from Salford City Council and the local community and made change, to ensure the scheme delivers for the local area.
“These plans reflect our commitment to creating a vibrant, sustainable community that will be one of the most exciting, greenest, inclusive new developments in Salford and Greater Manchester.”