The land in Higher Broughton is worth big money because it is so close to the city centre. Now after, allegedly “spending over a year analysing the needs of the local population”, the Council present “Broughton Green”.

“Broughton Green” is approximately 160 design-led dwellings (whatever that means). It will cover 30 acres with the majority of house designs for families requiring four, five or six bedrooms. These “high quality houses with multiple bathrooms” will cost £99,995 to £195,000 for apartments and £190,000 to £399,500 for houses.

The first wave of building will be on the large existing playing fields at Northumberland Street with adjacent existing shops and council flats to be demolished as part of the scheme. There are plans to offer small multi-use grassed sports fields and tennis courts with a community centre as part of the deal.

So council tenants lose out again. Must be fun watching obscenely expensive housing going up, taking a large area of green space away and knowing you can never afford to live in those properties. I’m surprised they haven’t decided to gate them (yet).

All this is for who exactly? “The development partnership is committed to delivering real benefits for the community and our sales strategy is based on local residents trading up to a property here because the accommodation is perfectly suited to their lifestyle”.

Ya what?

If you really can’t wait any longer, the on-site marketing suite is at Newbury Place, off Bury New Rd. It open to the public 10am – 5pm. Selling agents are DTZ Residential 0161 839 9122. Sales Team 0161 792 7671. Press and media enquiries to Ian Andrew 0161 793 3157 email  ian.andrew@salford.gov.uk