A huge tide of protest is rising against plans for a £37million scheme for 104 posh new homes in the centre of one of Greater Manchester's most "des res" towns. Proposals have been tabled for the new houses - some of which are projected to sell for £600,000-plus - in the middle of Altrincham.
Consultants working alongside applicant Trafford Housing Trust (THT) have advised that there should be no affordable housing element to the new homes projected for New Street. The narrow street where Victorian cottages adorn both sides is already plagued by motorists using it as a "rat run" and driving at "ridiculous speeds", say residents.
Now, they are furious at plans which they say will obliterate a "precious green area" as well as parking spaces for people who have lived there for years. Residents, who lost their bid to prevent a multi-storey car park being built on their doorstep recently, fear planners are turning the area into "an urban jungle".
