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17.07.2022 - 11:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The proposed development of Ryebank Fields has been protested against for years. The grassland, owned by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), has been used by residents of both Chorlton and Trafford as a place to walk dogs and enjoy nature since the university stopped using the land for sports and recreation back in 1996.
Campaigns by residents, community groups and Extinction Rebellion have not, so far, managed to stop MMU going ahead with their plans for the land to be developed into a sustainable neighbourhood of 120 homes.
And, earlier this month, MMU announced their preferred developers to take on the project - a partnership between Southway Housing and Step Plan. The proposed plans include at least 20 percent affordable housing, net zero carbon housing and a third of the site remaining open to the public.
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Despite this, many residents in the community and people who use Ryebank Fields often are still against the development of the site entirely.
Hannah Stanton, a teacher and resident of Trafford doesn’t think it’s viable to build 120 houses on the site. She said: “It’s pretty devastating, I think there’s a widespread sense of devastation and anger amongst the community about the realness of it.
“I think the idea of 120 houses on this site is complete nonsense. There’s nowhere near enough space for that and to think that any of the wild space would be preserved, because there would have to be access, roads that would destroy large sways of the habitat.
“One of the things that they said is that there will be community facilities on the land, which is such a frustrating thing to hear.
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