Leading Labour politicians has welcomed the announcement that William Wroe Golf Course is to be legally protected from unwanted development.
Last year, the Labour-led council applied for Fields in Trust status for the much-loved green space based in Flixton.
This is additional good news for William Wroe after it was officially designated a Town/Village Green just two years ago.
The green space, now all the legalities have been completed, can continue to be enjoyed by all local residents and visitors.
Flixton councillors, Ged Carter, and Simon Thomas, stood shoulder to shoulder with local community groups, and the national charity Fields in Trust, to keep the area solely for the benefit of residents, applauded the announcement.
“We’re so pleased the council took a belt and braces approach to this and successfully protected the area from unwanted development,” said Cllrs Carter and Thomas.
“We say this because we know how much work the local community has ploughed into keeping the area solely as a community asset – and it’s a credit to everyone involved.”
The course closed in 2017 and was being considered for housing as part of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) under the then Conservative-led administration.
However, as a key manifesto pledge Trafford Labour promised to protect the land and removed it from the GMSF after taking back control of the council in 2018.
Meanwhile, the council recently received a ‘Deed of Dedication’ for the Fields in Trust meaning the application is now at its end stage and will be protected from unwanted development for generations to come.
There are plans to celebrate the news and rename the area with an official plaque unveiling at a later date.