Neighbours of new planned apartment blocks in Salford worried about the view out of their windows have been told they have "no right to a view". The application to bulldoze a bingo hall and replace it with 268 homes in three blocks from six to nine storeys high looks odds on to be approved.
It goes before Salford's planning and transportation regulatory panel on Thursday (September 1) and officers have already recommended it for the thumbs up. Applicant Paul Thornton wants to demolish the Buzz Bingo hall on Hankinson Way, Pendleton, and replace it with 268 homes in three blocks ranging in height from six to nine storeys.
A report to the panel explains that the site is surrounded by high-rise residential developments with Pendleton Police Station opposite. In response letters to the planners from nearby residents, they say the blocks should be a maximum of four storeys high.
