Residents in Salford are set to protest against plans to convert a large Victorian house into 22 studio apartments. Plans for the scheme on Barrfield Road, Irlam have been submitted to the city council’s planners, sparking fears among neighbours it would be occupied by students on courses at universities in Salford and Manchester.
However, the builder behind the scheme has told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that students are not his target market. The plans which include parking spaces for 15 cars were tabled last week and triggered alarm among owners of other large Victorian properties.
None of the residents who contacted the LDRS wanted to be named. The residents are predominantly of South Asian origin and they fear the application will be approved because ‘our opinions matter less than in other more affluent areas of the city’.
