A paintball centre launched in 2014 on green belt woodland in Eccles looks set to get backdated planning permission. Councillors on Salford's planning and transportation regulatory panel which meets on Thursday (September 1) are being advised by their officers the approve the application from Delta Force Paintball at Grange Road.
The centre is on a 12.5-acre parcel of land in Botany Bay Wood and is part of Worsley Moss. It is the largest single block of woodland in Greater Manchester and has been designated a site of biological importance and is also recognised as a "potential site of special scientific interest" (pSSSI) by Natural England.
The dense woodland is home to one of the UK's largest colonies of herons, although it has "contracted" in recent years. Two other outdoor sports and recreation centres are neighbours - Manchester Clay Shooting Club and the Adventure Now facility.
