Residents gathered around Ryebank Fields to protest development plans in the area..
As the digger rolled through the gates, a chant went up among the crowd. “Shame on you, MMU,” more than 30 Chorlton residents yelled in unison.
On Friday morning MMU contractors arrived on the site with fencing, diggers and a police presence. They wanted to move forward with plans to build 120 homes with the help of developers Step Places and Southway Housing. Jo, a local involved with Friends of RyeBank Fields, was nearly in tears as she told the LDRS: “I feel really emotional. Some of us have spent decades wandering around there and it’s sad that once again corporate interests seem to trample all over wildlife and people who just want to enjoy and protect a beautiful, natural space.”
The plans for the site include the retention of 1.3 hectares of the parkland, as well as a 250 sq. m central community hub surrounded by a market square and growing spaces, a nature path walkway, new habitats, a 1:7 planting policy across the whole site and 2.1 hectares of green space across the development to support local biodiversity.
The works went ahead and investigations- such as ground drilling and sampling are due to take place over the next five to six weeks- according to MMU.
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