A new planning application has been received by Salford City Council to erect a 4-bedroom house on the vacant land at the junction of Liverpool Street and Derby Road in Langworthy. The plot is adjacent to the Moorlands Sports and Social Club.

Application number: 11/60734/FUL

You can read the full application and view maps and illustrations of the proposed building at Salford City Council’s Planning Portal by clicking here and using the search facility for the above application number.

Navigate to the ‘documents’ link and all the details are accessible in PDF format.

Langworthy residents may wish to note that the applicant wishes to close off part of the public footpath (on Liverpool Street).

I would be interested to hear the comments of both Langworthy and Weaste residents with regards to this proposed development – comments can also be submitted to the planners via Salford City Council’s planning portal (link above).

I would expect the council’s planning panel to consider the application in the new year.

Today the Boundary Commission for England has released it’s proposals for changing the electoral boundaries that will be used in the next General Election (currently scheduled for sometime May 2015).

Amongst the North West shake-up, they propose to abolish the Salford & Eccles and Worsley & Eccles South Constituencies, instead creating a new ‘Swinton’ constituency and then splitting the rest of Salford across Leigh and Manchester. Kersal and Broughton will remain, as currently, in the Blackley and Broughton constituency.

The proposals are as follows:

Manchester Central Constituency: (For a map, click here)
Ancoats & Clayton
Bradford
City Centre
Hulme
Irwell Riverside
Langworthy
Ordsall
Weaste & Seedley

Swinton Constituency: (For a map, click here)
Barton
Boothstown and Ellenbrook
Claremont
Eccles
Pendlebury
Swinton North
Swinton South
Winton
Worsley

Leigh Constituency: (For a map, click here)
Cadishead
Irlam
Little Hulton
Walkden North
Walkden South
Astley Mosely Common
Leigh East
Leigh South
Tyldesley

Blackley and Broughton Constituency: (For a map, click here)
Cheetham
Crumpsall
Harpurhey
Higher Blackley
Miles Platting and Newton Heath
Moston
Broughton
Kersal

While I will be providing my own (alternative) suggestions to the Boundary Commission along with a combined Liberal Democrat response, I’m eager to hear what Salfordians living in Langworthy, Ordsall, Irwell Riverside and Weaste & Seedley think in particuar. Please post your comments below.

This afternoon I took advantage of a break in the torrential rain to join the Liberal Democrat’s parliamentary candidate for Salford & Eccles, Councillor Norman Owen and Weaste & Seedley Councillor John Deas for a few hours.

We toured both Langworthy and Weaste & Seedley wards to examine some of the problems in our areas, but it was also great to talk to local residents and hear, first hand, what the main issues are.

Our first stop was Dodd Street where there are more potholes than actual flat road surface. As you can see from the picture on the left, previous attempts at patching the road have been nothing but a waste of time and money. This road needs investment. Investment that Labour seem unwilling to pay for. For now, all we can do is continue to report potholes and highlight to residents the ridiculous rule that states repairs will not be considered unless the pothole is 2 inches deep. The only way to change this stupid rule is to vote Labour out and bring in Liberal Democrat councillors who understand what our area needs.

I brought Councillor Deas down to Derby Road, which spans both wards of Langworthy and Weaste & Seedley. The two pictures below show the state of the road 12 months ago and today. Can you spot the difference? The road’s terrible state has been a crumbled mess for as long as I have lived in Langworthy – I cannot see the situation ever changing under Labour. Again, we have reported these holes to Urban Vision, but it’s obvious their hands are tied by the “2 inches rule.”

As we moved away from Weaste & Seedley into the heart of Langworthy, Councillor Owen and I left John talking to residents and we hopped over to the new Glendinning Primary School, which is almost directly opposite my house. Parents are rightly concerned that the school is not big enough to house the pupils from the three closing primary schools of Langworthy Road, Seedley Primary and Tootal Road. I blogged about this back in September, when I spoke with the new headteacher of Glendinning Primary School, Ros Munro.

Chimney Pot Park proved to be an eye-opener for Councillor Owen when I pointed out the serious lack of lighting, which means that the CCTV coverage is not as effective as it could be. The poor lighting also means local residents are afraid to venture out after dusk and criminals use the situation to their advantage. I’ll be pressing our Neighbourhood Manager to seek funding for improved lighting in Chimney Pot Park at our next Local Delivery Partnership Group meeting. What a shame that Langworthy’s Labour ward councillors never attend this vital group meeting, which is made up of Police & Fire authorities, Salix Homes, Environmental Services and other service providers of our area.