Plans for unveiled for huge 450-home estate on farmland next to East Lancashire Road
24.05.2022 - 18:23
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Controversial plans for 450 homes on farmland have been revealed. The new estate, built at a cost of £54m, would be at Hazelhurst Farm, next to the East Lancashire Road at Worsley.
The 42-acre green-belt plot is sandwiched between the busy dual carriageway and a slip road to the M61. It is one of two proposals which are likely to trigger opposition amongst locals in the area - and probably end up the subject of public inquiries.
The other is a plan for a 74-acre plot, just east of Boothstown, opposite the RHS. Owned by Peel, the biggest landowner in Salford, that site has been earmarked for 300 "aspirational" luxury homes.
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Peel also own the Hazelhurst Farm plot. Consultation on that proposal to create what Peel call "an inclusive and sustainable residential community in Worsley, Salford, with a new primary school site, all set within a connected network of green spaces" was launched today.
Peel Land & Property and its homebuilder Northstone want to build "up to 450 energy efficient homes to meet local needs, including first time buyers, families and downsizers."
They claim many of the new homes will be affordable housing, "to help meet the chronic shortage of affordable properties in the local area." The scheme would also include land and funding for a new two-form entry primary school, to help meet a wider shortage of school places and "contribute to the family-friendly credentials of the proposals."
The site is currently reached via a service road which runs parallel with the East Lancashire Road. There would be a new footpath to the adjacent Wardley Park and Ride facility for the Vantage Guided Busway, for new residents wishing to catch