THE `Of Course We’re Not Trying To Clear The Community Out Of Central Salford That’s Next To Manchester, The River, The University and the BBC Media City Site’ AWARD…
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SALFORD CITY COUNCIL (Social Engineering Dept)
According to Salford City Council’s new statistics, during the last decade over 2500 homes have been demolished in Central Salford which is 60% of all demolitions in the city. Almost 700 houses have disappeared in Langworthy, for instance.
These figures (up to end of March 2007) also show that, of nearly 17,000 dwellings with planning permission, four fifths are situated in Central Salford and the vast majority are not family homes but apartments. In Ordsall (which includes the Quays) there were only 31 houses that had planning permission, and 8387 one and two bedroom apartments. In Weaste and Seedley it was only 3 houses and 552 apartments. In Irwell Riverside it was 41 houses and 2116 apartments.
Our own research has shown that less than 2% of all housing with planning permission in Central Salford is in any way affordable…
Meanwhile, this year in the New Deal For Communities £53million investment area of Charlestown and Lower Kersal a MORI poll was published, based on interviews with local residents. Amongst those who thought they would move in the next two years (probably ‘cos their homes are being demolished) only 15% said they were going to stay in the area compared to 38% two years ago.
Now tell the community again how all this development is in our interest !
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