#ManchesterCityCouncil #planning committee meeting was a disgrace.
Councillors failed to represent the enormous local opposition to this monolithic scheme.
They only celebrated 49 affordable homes (pitiful against the actual need which won't be met by private sector developers.
There was no real discussion and though a campaigner was allowed to speak, her excellent points were ignored in the posturing.

Go-ahead for 260 homes at former #Chorlton shopping centre.
https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/12/19/go-ahead-for-260-homes-at-former-chorlton-shopping-centre/

Go-ahead for 260 homes at former Chorlton shopping centre

Ten storey block to replace ageing Manchester suburb shopping precinct

Construction Enquirer
The new #Manchester #ActiveTravel Strategy looks ambitious. Trouble is, the way it's presented, 2 pages to a pdf page, it's impossible to read sensibly on screen, so I'll have to foot the bill for printing it off That's poor, #ManchesterCityCouncil
https://t.co/8M1ykfponU

@thatmanmatt I recently discovered #LifeShare est. 1984 in #Manchester who work amongst #homeless folk and have the support of #ManchesterCityCouncil.

Link is to charity’s website about section.

https://www.lifeshare.org.uk/about/

About - Lifeshare

Lifeshare
Only one #ManchesterCityCouncil @UKLabour MP signed letter in support of onshore wind! https://1010uk.org/blown-away-content/mp-letter-to-prime-minister
Letter from MPs of all parties to the Prime Minister

Dear Prime Minister Onshore Wind Energy We are delighted that you have pledged to ensure that the UK achieves net zero greenhouse gas emissions before 2050. Onshore wind energy is vital to achieving this at least cost. Onshore wind is the cheapest new source of energy in the UK today - and the