A controversial plan to build 450 homes on green belt land in Worsley has been submitted to Salford city council. Residents turned out in force a year ago to register their opposition to the plan for the 42-acre plot on land known as Hazelhurst Farm between the busy A580 East Lancs Road and the slip road to the M61.
Following that consultation process, property giant Peel L&P has now tabled the £54million plan, but the Conservative opposition leader and local Worsley councillor Robin Garrido is already voicing strong objections to the move. He accused Peel of 'jumping the gun' ahead of the deliberation of the Greater Manchester's Places for Everyone (PfE) joint development plan which is still under public examination.
Coun Garrido said: "The PfE plan has not yet been approved by government inspectors. Until that has happened, they can't build on green belt land. Peel are entitled to put in a planning application which will then be considered by the planning panel [on Salford city council] but even if they approve it, they would not be able to proceed until PfE is approved.
