'This area was a dump when I grew up here - these plans will transform the place'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA scheme to turn 10 railway arches into a thriving hub of bars, restaurants and cafes has been hailed as 'absolutely fantastic' by a councillor who said the area was a 'dump' when she grew up there.
The plan for the arches fronting onto Norton Street in Greengate - an area undergoing intensive development and growth - was approved by Salford's planning and transportation regulatory panel.
Coun Jane Hamilton, whose Blackfriars and Trinity ward the development is in, said: “I think it’s absolutely fantastic for the area. “I grew up there and it was a dump.
I welcome it for lots of reasons, for its social value and I know the residents will love it.” READ MORE: Bars, restaurants and 'artisan' businesses set to be created in historic railway arches READ MORE: Tribute to health chief Steve Dixon who has lost his battle with cancer Coun Hamilton’s ward colleague, Coun Roseanna Wain, described the development as a 'great amenity'.
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