Gorse Hill is a thriving Manchester neighbourhood in the borough of Trafford, giving its name to the Gorse Hill Ward alongside neighbourhoods of Lostock, Trafford Park and parts of Stretford. This site serves as an archive of news (political and local) for the main Gorse Hill Labour website. Latest Posts
The works for the Lidl supermarket are submitted to planning. Application 92714/FUL/17 Consultation End Date 7th December.
Broadly in support of this application. I am keen to get reassurance that they won't impact on the Ravenswood Rest space that Gorgeous Gorse Hill have so lovingly brought back to life. Also want to anticipate crossover between Tesco and Lidl - safe crossing and trolley management but Lidl have so far seemed open to talk.
Mike Cordingley
Planning application 92751/COU/17 - Change of use to hot food takeaway next to Gorse Hill Pub.
Consultation end date 11th December.
I have worries about this application. We must be close to saturation point for takeaways along this parade - that might not be a planning consideration, but it is a genuine worry. There is the obvious crime and anti social behaviour aspect but also waste disposal and drainage. The pavement is no longer a pavement.
Mike Cordingley
The planning application to screen the Old Trafford Mural on Victoria Warehouse has been submitted.
Planning
Manchester United owners the Glazer family have been steadily buying up land around Old Trafford since taking ownership of the club in 2005.
At a cost of millions of pounds, the Americans have carried out a sustained and targeted campaign to take control of surrounding real estate, which could provide future development opportunities.
The Manchester Evening News Sports team have speculated that while a move away from the Theatre of Dreams would be controversial, they do have the room to rebuild a state of the art stadium on the same site in the manner of Spurs, with fewer constraints.
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