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Plans for a £400 million port in Salford have been given the all clear by council’s planning officials.

The project is to be constructed by Peel Group and the director of the project Mike Butterworth is said to be thrilled that the plans have finally been approved. Peel Holdings (part of the Peel Group) have been advised by planning consultants Indigo Planning who have offices around the country.

Following the go ahead from Salford Council, Peel will now be working with the Council, Highways Authority and other stakeholders to agree the strategy for implementing the scheme. It is hoped that the port will create 3,000 new jobs and boost the local economy by £83 million per year.

Mike Butterworth commented that Port Salford will bring together rail, road and short sea shipping together in a unique development alongside Manchester Ship Canal’. As well as this it is hoped that the port will reduce the number of lorry journeys through the use of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Salford councillor Derek Antrobus said the news of another major development in the area shows what a good place Salford is to invest and do business. He further stated that it was important to bring the Manchester Ship Canal back into use and should contribute to ‘improving regional transport and releasing capacity at Manchester’s Piccadilly Station’.

He says by bringing back the Manchester Ship Canal as a working waterway, Salford’s history is being used to secure the best possible future for the city.

The site which is located between Barton Bridge and Irlam in Eccles is approximately 137 hectares in size and will have the capacity to handle 300,000 container units as well as service 16 freight trains daily.
Bill Davidson from the planning consultants, Indigo Planning who helped to gain this momentous approval said that ‘Port Salford is set to boost the Greater Manchester economy by up to £83 million a year, creating a single location from which to distribute goods by rail or sea to a range of destinations and leading to a substantial net transfer of HGV kilometres from the road network’.

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