A large Victorian ‘villa’ in Salford is to be converted into a girls’ secondary school for 125 pupils despite objections from neighbouring residents. Alterations to the three-storey property in Broughton have been approved by the city’s planing and transportation regulatory panel.
Councillors approved extensions to the ground and first floor and work to make the current pitched roof flat along with the change of use to a new high school for girls. The house which currently contains nine self-contained homes - five one-bed studio apartments, three two-bed flats - will have its main vehicle access on to Singleton Road with secondary access on Westfield Street.
The Me’or High School currently based at 18 Moor Lane in Salford, in the grounds of a synagogue, will now move to the new site. Members of the panel were told the school currently employs 19 staff and will offer the full national curriculum.
