'This could bury a part of Salford's history'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A key part of Salford’s history could be lost under plans to build new apartments in the city, campaigners say. Developer H2O Urban aims to start building more than 200 new homes on a piece of land on Upper Wharf Street, which includes creating a park area over a section of the former Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal which was abandoned in 1961 and filled in.

The developer said it has worked with the Canal and Rivers Trust to trace the line of the former canal, which will be protected as part of an ‘exclusion zone’ for potential restoration in future.

But the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Society (MBBCS) objected to the application, saying plans for landscaping and a walking and cycling path over the former canal line would make restoration more expensive and difficult.

The group called for the canal’s former towpath to be restored as part of any work building on the land. More than 120 residents also objected, with many urging that more is done to restore this part of Salford’s history.