Over the coming months, the makeup of a small suburb of Greater Manchester on the border between Wigan and Salford could become drastically different.
Mosley Common is subject to three planning applications, that if approved, could see 1,155 new homes built in the area. The majority of those houses would come from a vision for a new neighbourhood masterminded by developing giant Peel L&P with applications for 202 homes south of the Leigh Guided Busway and another 848 north of the transport link.
The other 105 homes could be built just down Mosley Common Road behind Parrs Bridge retail park - an extension of the 154-home site already in place from Bellway Homes. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Thousands of locals are up in arms about the level of investment into housing being touted for the area they deem ‘already at breaking point’.
At peak times, the traffic has been scorned by nearby residents - leading to arguments that the area is already at capacity and better road infrastructure needs to be in place before any more building goes on.
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