MP KATE Green has added her voice to those opposed to plans to build on the green belt in Flixton.

Proposals have been put forward to develop land at Flixton Station.

The land earmarked to be developed at Flixton Station includes the station and parts of William Wroe golf course. Around 750 new homes will be built on this site.

Leader of the council, Cllr Sean Anstee, has promised that historic Flixton House will be protected and the golf course would be 're-modelled' within the green belt.

The plans for Flixton are part of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. As its part in this region-wide initiative, Trafford is aiming to build 23,000 new homes by 2035, and although it is pursuing a 'brownfield site first' strategy up to a fifth of the borough's green belt areas could be affected.

But Stretford and Urmston MP Kate Green hit out at the plan for Flixton.

She said: "“The majority of residents I've spoken to have told me very clearly they don’t agree with these plans.

"There’s a desperate need for more affordable housing in Trafford, and while I support proposals to achieve this, I’m utterly opposed to plans to build on fields in the middle of Flixton.

"This green space is a longstanding community amenity which needs to be protected."

She is backed by Labour group leader, Cllr Andrew Western.

He said: ""We are completely opposed to building on the Flixton fields. These fields have been preserved for public use since coming into the possession of Urmston Urban District Council and there is very little green space elsewhere in the immediate area.

"It's outrageous that this public space should be sacrificed when developers have been allowed to sit on brownfield sites for years.”

The leader of Trafford Council, Cllr Sean Anstee, says the council had followed a 'brownfield site first' strategy, and adopting a development plan will help ensure a prosperous future for the borough, and also give greater protection to the green belt in the future.

The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework aims to deliver 200,000 jobs and 227,000 homes across the region.

People are being given the chance to make their views known about the proposals with a number of drop in information sessions.

The drop-in sessions for residents and businesses are being held:

• Thursday, November 17, 4-7pm; Altrincham Town Hall.

• Monday, November 21, 4-7pm; Urmston Library.

• Tuesday, November 29, 4-7pm; Trafford Town Hall.

• Thursday, December 1, 4-7pm; Sale Waterside.