Salford City Council has approved construction plans for nearly 2,000 new houses in the city within Greater Manchester, UK.
The city authority has consented to seven residential developments in order to meet the growing demand for homes.
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Salford City Council Strategic Planning assistant mayor Derek Antrobus said: "New homes and new jobs are great news for us and it also widens the city’s tax base, which softens the impact of government grant cuts."
Salford Mayor Ian Stewart said: "Salford is booming.
"This is a fantastic level of growth and will provide much needed new homes, new jobs, new businesses and opportunities for local residents."
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The council has granted planning permission for nearly 3,000 houses and almost 11,000 apartments up to March, which will be followed by 700 houses and more than 3,100 apartments.
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By GlobalDataRecent approval covers a £200m development that would include four 26-storey buildings at Salford Quays, which will have 1,100 apartments.
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The project is being developed by X1 Developments and Knight Knox International.
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