Owners of a residential tower labelled "the biggest eyesore in Salford" have come under fire for "under-investment". The comment was made as a "high-quality" development in its shadow was given planning approval.
Councillors on the city's planning and transportation regulatory panel enthusiastically welcomed plans to demolish a bingo hall and replace it with three blocks from six to nine storeys high with 268 new homes in Pendleton. The development is just yards from Briar Hill Court which can be seen from miles around and which points the way to Salford Shopping City.
Pendleton and Charlestown ward councillor John Warmisham was scathing about Briar Hill Court as the panel unanimously approved the new development which will be opposite Pendleton Police Station. He said: "This is a much-needed development in Salford. It's of a higher quality than we usually see in the inner city, where people are desperate for properties.
