Affordable apartments get green light - but don't have the required space
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPlanners came under fire as affordable apartments with less than the required standard space were given the thumbs up. Salford’s planning committee approved the development of a nine-storey block with a community centre on the ground floor and 35 apartments above at St Mary’s Road, Eccles.
But 24 of the flats fall short of the Nationally Described Space Standards (NDSS), although they are within 93 per cent of the required standard.
A report to the planning and transportation regulatory panel said: “It is considered that delivering a scheme with 100pc affordable housing outweighs the impact of not fully meeting the NDSS, or the accessibility building regulation requirement M4(2) by a small margin.
Coun Bob Clarke said it was nice to see affordable homes and a community area, but on the negative side said: “Did the architect lose interest?" Referring to the design of the block, he said: “It’s appalling.
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