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10.11.2023 - 07:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Plans to build flats for homeless people in a car park in Trafford have been approved just months after they were described as 'ridiculous'. The plans for 12 cottage-style affordable apartments off Shawe Road in Urmston have been given the green light after changes were made, with the new building now further away from nearby properties.
The site near Trafford FC's ground is used as a car park on match days. However, Trafford council said that the land, which it owns, is not recognised as a car park despite claims it has been used in this way for more than 30 years.
In August, councillors knocked back the proposal after the town hall's planning and development management committee asked the developer to rethink the plans. Labour councillor Laurence Walsh, who is vice-chair of the committee, told residents that the proposal 'would not last two seconds' if it was not homeless accommodation.
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However, other councillors on the committee were convinced by the changes made to the scheme and voted to approve the plans at a meeting on Thursday (November 9). These changes include moving the development 9.5 metres further away from the terraced houses on Shawe View and planting more trees to improve landscaping.
But some residents remained opposed to the scheme with one shouting 'shameful' as he left the meeting after the decision was made. Speaking ahead of the decision, Ellie Smith, who lives in Shawe View, told the committee that the distance between the new development and the existing terraced properties around it was still 'insufficient'.
Concerns were also raised about the
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