Trafford Council agrees new plan for a thriving, prosperous Sale Moor

A new health centre, new homes and improved parking facilities could be on the cards for Sale Moor residents as the Executive of Trafford Council approved a ‘preferred option’ for Warrener Street Car Park.

In December 2016, the Leader of Trafford Council, Cllr Sean Anstee, rejected an approach from a major retailer for a superstore to be built on the site stating it would ‘not be of benefit to the area’. 

Instead an independent feasibility study was commissioned by the council, conducted by Cushman and Wakefield, with a subsequent round of public consultation on five options.

 A total of 63 responses were received as part of the consultation which indicated a mixed use scheme would be the preferred option. 

After further development of the analysis, a report has now been prepared and approved at a meeting of Trafford’s Executive on Monday 26th June, stating a preferred option to develop the site to create a ‘mixed use’ scheme.

Leader of Trafford Council, Cllr Sean Anstee said: “Warrener Street car park is at the heart of the Sale Moor and is well utilised by the community however it is clear to see that there are opportunities to develop the site to better benefit and meet the needs of the local community.

The consultation, and the knowledge and feedback we have from residents and the business community is the need for investment to encourage more people to ‘shop local’ and support independent traders in the area. 

 Sale Moor is thriving and is an attractive place to invest this decision takes us a step closer to creating a development that’s fitting and meets the demands of the local community.

I am particularly pleased to have worked with the We Are Sale Moor group to get us to this stage, delivering on a promise I made to work together to find an agreeable way forward following the protests against a large supermarket development.  There is much more to do in developing options but this is a positive step in the right direction in resolving a long standing issue in Sale Moor.”

The Executive also noted the need to address the traffic flow and congestion in the area which would all need to be considered as part of any proposal.

To read the full report visit: https://democratic.trafford.gov.uk/documents/s21471/Warrener%20Street%20Site%20Report.pdf

Posted on Friday 30th June 2017