Salboy unveils Worsley housing plans
The developer behind plans for Europe’s tallest residential building is plotting a more bijou scheme close to Salford’s RHS Garden Bridgewater.
Salboy has launched a consultation on plans to build 27 family homes on a five-acre site to the south of Leigh Road in Worsley.
Have your say on the proposals
As well as being located a stone’s throw from RHS Garden Bridgewater, the development would abut Peel’s plans for almost 300 homes on a neighbouring plot.
The site is allocated for development into housing in the Places for Everyone joint spatial plan for Greater Manchester. It incorporates the Alderwood bungalow on Leigh Road as well as the Booths Bank Farm site to the south.
Salboy’s plans include demolishing the derelict farm buildings on the site and constructing a series of semi-detached and detached houses with front and rear gardens. All of the homes would have space for two cars.
Studio Power is the architect behind the proposals and Euan Kellie Property Solutions is advising on planning. Re:form is the landscape architect.
Kerim Jones, development manager at Salboy, said: “This project represents our commitment to providing exceptional housing that not only attracts skilled professionals but also contributes to the long-term vitality of Greater Manchester.
“Our focus is on delivering high-quality family homes that meet the needs of the region while enhancing the local environment.”
This is a far cry in terms of quality from the McMansions along Leigh Road and the Frankenstein of post-war sprawl which makes up Boothstown – It will be interesting to see how many of the Boothstown Facebook Brigade inevitably write in to proclaim the wholly unacceptable impact on their commuter amenity
By Anonymous
We simply do not have the infrastructure or facilities to house more people in Salford. The roads are gridlocked, public transport full at peak times and not enough medical or educational facilities or workers to allow more residents.
By Anonymous
Absolutely disgraceful when worsley is already over crowded and roads are full around that area
By Jacqueline White
I don’t think adding 27 homes in Salford is going to create much of an impact on roads and public transport. Grow up
By Anonymous
We need to encourage more people to stay at home, it is better for the environment.
By Anonymous
These look great, and using a brownfield site. Very positive
By Bradford
How on earth will the roads round here cope with more cars? The infrastructure in the area just won’t cope.
By Anonymous
More misery for the residents of Boothstown. Traffic already totally congested. Public transport totally inadequate. Health services stretched to the limit. Impossible to get a dentist appointment within doctor in under 3 weeks.
By Barbara Carr
It’s 27 houses, not 270… tone down the dramatics.
By Anonymous
Maybe it’s time for the people of Worsley to dust off their bikes instead of contributing to the traffic congestion they love to moan about? Instead of opposing desperately needed new homes simply because they’re reluctant to leave their Range Rovers at home
By Anonymous
Looks like a really nice development. Great improvement to a brownfield site.
By Anonymous
Although a smattering of YIMBYISM in the comments, the only ones worth listening to are the ones who actually live here…the rest is just the usual Blaaah. I’m more concerned about the 300 houses Peel are putting up next door..that’s really going to back up traffic to the roundabout at peak times even more so than now.
By Anonymous
Quite tired of these NIMBY talking points around roads and healthcare. Has the government underinvested in transport and healthcare over that 10 years, well yes, and maybe some us voted for that austerity. Then the logic of this argument leads us to not building houses in most places in the UK. Our roads are congested because most settled communities own more cars today than they did 20 years ago, yet its somehow the buyers of new housing that have to pay for road upgrades. To echo the point made in this thread, maybe you should change your own behaviour, and reflect on why you need 2 SUV’s on the drive.
By Rich X
Lovely countryside about to be vandalised by developers.Despite the rhetoric from Labour we don’t need houses there.
By Anonymous
As a local, I don’t remember any “brownfield land” in that area. There’s some scarce beautiful countryside round there.
By Anonymous
Yet more Traffic going to Motorway. Have Highways been involved.
By Christine Lomas
I think it is time for some really affordable houses to be built for all the young couples who want a home of their own. There are enough luxury homes in the area. Affordable houses doesn’t mean substandard homes. It just means smaller ones. Obviously builders want to make as much money as possible and they will succeed as Worsley and immediate areas appear to be classed as ‘posh’ by anyone who doesn’t live in the area. Having lived in Worsley for over 60 years the previous comment is very relevant.
By M Waddecar
Yes agree with that the people who live here and see the issues as they actually not some ‘two Range Rovers per household’ or other imagined nonsense. Always the same old record played when developers want to pretend ‘it’s affordable housing’ so let’s tarmac everything and call it ‘sustainable’
By Boothstown not downtown
It is nice around there but it isn’t Hawkshead. Get them built.
By Elephant
Well up for development get on with it
By Jono
As a local, l wouldn’t regard this as a brownfield site. More like countryside.
By Ricky241
The sewerage systems in Boothstown aren’t cable of dealing with anymore rainwater run off or foul water. Standfield drive regularly spews sewerage out onto the road during heavy rainfall.
By Anonymous
No mention of affordable housing in Worsley
By Anonymous
This is just another kick in the teeth for the people in Boothstown
Greedy builders who will never put developments in their back yard. No places for our children in schools, no doctors, no dentists etc We have done this all before with no results. Another 27 houses all with minimum of 2 cars trying to get onto Leigh Road. I cant even get out of my drive never mind onto the road for work. Air pollution , but who cares for us who have lived in Boothstown for 50 odd years . Our children and grandchildren live in the area and will have to cope with what builders have done to our area without thought. It nothing to do with not in my back yard but I wish it could be in the builders back yard just for a change
By HELEN HANNANT