Residents in Trafford given funds to create ‘design scheme’ for local area
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTrafford has been handed £160k from the government to design its towns, two years after a similar scheme for its villages was thrown out by the council.
Following resident backlash, plans to put a shop-front design scheme in place in Hale and Sale Moor villages were shelved by Trafford council in 2020.
At the time, local groups labelled the plans to introduce a village-wide uniform look as ‘fundamentally flawed’. READ MORE: Plans to transform former magistrates court step closer with funding boost Now, residents are going to be able to get involved in designing their local areas into the future, funded by central government cash.
As part of plans to ‘level up’ communities across the country, Trafford has been awarded £160,000 to help residents set their own standards for design in their local area, which could include everything from architecture and building materials to standards for sustainability and street layout.
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