Affordable housing boost

Plans for 104 new affordable homes in Pendlebury and Ordsall have been approved by Salford City Council.

The council applied to its own planning panel and the new homes, all of which will be affordable, will be built on vacant land.

At Clifton Green, Pendlebury there will be two three-bedroomed houses and two four-bedroomed houses, along with two, three storey apartment blocks providing 47 one and two-bedroomed apartments.

Ryall Avenue, Ordsall will see four wheelchair accessible apartments included in the scheme to provide 35 one and two-bedroomed apartments in two blocks and four two-bedroomed homes and two three-bedroomed homes. And, at nearby Brassington Avenue, Ordsall there will be five two-bedroomed homes, including two with wheelchair access and seven three-bedroomed homes.

And, at nearby Brassington Avenue, Ordsall there will be five two-bedroomed homes, including two with wheelchair access and seven three bedroomed homes.

Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett said: “We are pushing ahead with providing more affordable homes to meet local demand. This is a key priority of mine and something we are driving forward.

“We are in the middle of a housing crisis and need to provide more than 600 affordable homes a year to meet the current need. In particular local people need one bedroomed apartments and thanks to this, those type of apartments will be available soon.”

Deputy City Mayor Councillor Tracy Kelly, lead member for housing, added: “We will push to get the homes built as soon as possible so people can move into the homes they so desperately need.”