Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityFour plots of land earmarked for housing in Ordsall which were on the market for housebuilders to buy, could now be developed by Salford council instead.Up to 500 homes could be built across these four sites by the local authority under the guise of Dérive – the council's own 'ethical' development company.Instead of selling these sites, the council would hire a private company to design and build the homes, but would continue to own and control the land.It comes after six bids were submitted for the land on the Ordsall estate – but a financial analysis found that it is likely to be more cost effective if the council builds the new homes itself,.
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