New homes at old church site will have MASS appeal

AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCHEME AT SPOT WHERE SACRED BUILDING STOOD

SALFORDIANS’ prayers for affordable housing have been answered... at the site of a demolished church.

Nearly 60 new homes are set to be built on land where All Souls Roman Catholic Church stood in Weaste.

The building closed in 2010 despite a campaign to save it by parishioners. It was bulldozed a year later.

The one-acre site, at the corner of Liverpool Street and Weaste Lane, has stood empty ever since. Salford council has now granted planning permission for developers to build 58 new homes.

A four-storey block will contain 48 one and two-bedroom apartments – and nine two-storey houses which will range from three to four bedrooms. There will also be a two-bedroom bungalow.

All the homes will be allocated via the council’s choice based lettings system to residents who are in ‘housing need.’

They will all be available fo ‘affordable’ rent and will be capped at the Local Housing Allowance – starting from just under £300 a month.

The site – Melody Gardens – will also offer disabled parking, an electric vehicle charging point and a mobility scooter store.

Salford mayor Paul Dennett said: “This site has remained empty and unused for many years and I’m delighted to see it brought back into use to provide muchneeded affordable homes in Salford.

“This is a much welcomed development within the city and complements the 460 affordable homes built in 2016/17 and estimated 329 affordable homes built in