Plans to build flats for homeless people in a car park in Trafford have been approved just months after they were described as 'ridiculous'.
The plans for 12 cottage-style affordable apartments off Shawe Road in Urmston have been given the green light after changes were made, with the new building now further away from nearby properties.
The site near Trafford FC's ground is used as a car park on match days. However, Trafford council said that the land, which it owns, is not recognised as a car park despite claims it has been used in this way for more than 30 years.
In August, councillors knocked back the proposal after the town hall's planning and development management committee asked the developer to rethink the plans.
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