The massive change that could make part of Salford a 'regional destination'
Plans for a new city centre park in Salford tipped to become a 'regional destination' have been supported by the mayor and council.
Part of a huge regeneration project spanning Strangeways in Manchester and the Cambridge area of Salford, the scheme aims to create a new 60-acre space known as Copper Park, which will draw people from across Greater Manchester if approved.
It includes new 'play and recreation space' in a central location based between Broughton Lane and Great Clowes Street, north of the River Irwell and close to both Manchester and Salford city centres.
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A report on the proposed park states that it could be used for a mix of occasions such as sports and play, along with opportunities for 'large scale cultural events'.
The wider regeneration plans will see a total of 7,000 new homes built across different neighbourhoods in the scheme, with around 2,000 homes being considered in the Overbridge area on the boundary of the two cities.
Salford mayor Paul Dennett and the council's cabinet team backed the 'exciting' plans during a meeting at Salford Civic Centre on March 11.
The plans are being discussed by Manchester City Council during a meeting on Friday, March 14, and will later move to a public consultation before progressing.
Mr Dennett said: "The prospect of this is creating a new inner-city park which I think is quite exciting to say the least.
"It's often said that Salford is a 'dirty old town' but it's a city and it's not dirty anymore, it's 60 per cent green and the proposals in this paper today will enhance that even further.'
There are around 100 existing homes in the Salford area which are owned and managed by Salix Homes, according to a report on the plans.
Salford's mayor said the work is 'not asking residents to move out of the city of Salford,' and stressed the need to 'accommodate residents' needs and aspirations if there are implications for them' as a result of the regeneration work.
If the plans are approved, it could also create major benefits for the city's flood defences.
Coun Mike McCusker, Salford council's lead member for planning, transport and sustainable development, added: "Residents who live there [in the Cambridge area of Salford] are well aware of the risk of flooding and are happy with flood basins that Salford has created.
'Those flood basins were introduced at a point in time, and the data we now have is showing we are experiencing an escalating risk of flooding in the area.
'People in that area say we need to know how we are going to defend ourselves in the future, and this plan is responding to that."
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