THE `OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH’ MEMORIAL AWARD
Goes to…
SALFORD CITY COUNCIL
The top ‘90s BBC series, starring Salford’s own Christopher Eccleston, and centred around dodgy towerblock dealings between councils and private developers, has been honoured with this very special Mary…
Unfortunately Christopher is unable to be here in person to present the award but judges had no hesitation in choosing Salford City Council for its sterling work in the area around Salford Precinct, known as the Pendleton Area Action Plan.
Yes, after two year’s worth of (kind of) consultations with the community, the majority of residents made it clear that they wanted family housing to be built. The Council report into Developing the Options concluded that “It is proposed to promote the provision of larger apartments, which could be suitable for families…”
In other words, they planned to put families back in towerblocks …recognised historically as one of the biggest housing fiascos of all time.
And what’s more, after the Council spent thousands of pounds on consultants and consultations and DVDs to every home in the area urging everyone to have a say in the Pendleton plan, it looks like the whole thing’s been ditched anyway. A Council Planning Report on October 31st stated “it is not considered necessary to continue with the production of the Area Action Plan”…
So now they can just do what the developers tell them to do, no doubt…
Ahem, our lawyers have asked us to point out that the presentation of this award in no way implies any dodgy dealings between private developers and Salford City Council or its employees…
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