Part of a council-owned Greater Manchester landmark could be bulldozed and the land sold off for housing, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. One idea is that the plot freed up at Swinton Civic Centre could be used for new homes, it is understood.
The section that could be bulldozed is a 1970s extension constructed at the rear and side of the original 1936 building, which became Swinton Civic Centre and the municipal headquarters of Salford following local government re-organisation in 1974.
One council source said: "There have been discussions at a political level about it. Much of the newer wing has remained empty as people have continued to work from home after Covid. I understand it has been mooted as a briefing at a council cabinet meeting."
