'Beyond belief': New family homes to be built near waste firm after 'odour assessment'

Plans to build new family homes next to a waste recycling company in Salford have been approved. The scheme for 71 new houses on land at Manchester Road West in Little Hulton was given the green-light by Salford councillors on Thursday (April 18) following a debate about road safety and the location of a children's play area.

All the homes are set to be affordable, but concerns were raised at the town hall's planning committee about having children playing next to Kenny Waste Management, and problems with crossing the A6 which is nearby.

Conservative councillors said the thought of kids playing next to a waste management centre was 'beyond belief'. Coun Karen Garrido added: "I feel it's [the play area] in the wrong place, it needs to be more controlled. I'm really quite concerned about that."

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Coun Bob Clarke added: "Why would anyone stick a kids' play area next to waste recycling? It's beyond belief. We should be pointing that out to people. I wouldn't let my kids play there, we need to do better."

An 'odour assessment' found that most of the areas of the development would only have a negligible impact from the waste firm's operations, with just a few spots being slightly impacted.

The housing development is set to create a new access road from the A6. It includes a £90,000 contribution from the developer towards two new uncontrolled pedestrian crossings on the road.

Mr Clarke called for a controlled crossing instead, to help increase safety on the street. He said: "If we're going to build houses and put people in, we need to improve the infrastructure. People need to be able to cross that road, safely, I would like to see a