FURTHER to plans to build specifically on Flixton green belt.

The land was bequeathed to the people of Urmston for recreational reasons and as such Trafford Council should respect the wishes of past and present residents, to protect this area, rather than spending money on looking at ways for them to get out of the agreement.

It would be in Trafford Council's best interests to consider the majority of residents who voted them into their positions and remember that if it's seen that they haven't done everything possible to protect this area then they will suffer the consequences in future elections.

The draft proposals for this area show a lack of effort on behalf of all council employees and councillors in not looking for alternative areas, which would have less impact on Flixton Village.

Without much thought we have come up with two areas potentially: a. Millennium Gardens is one area which is lying derelict and would certainly give an option and also offer minimum impact on the area.

b. Wellacre Academy is sited in another large swathe of land, which along with Acregate Primary School and Wellacre Academy give school expansion a real chance, along with land on Woodsend Green which could be developed for shops etc. This area could then be linked via the Mile Road to the road network that will ultimately be needed to support Carrington development.

We want to see a Plan B and even a Plan C which can then be put to the residents of the area for their opinion. Stop taking the easy route.

The whole of Greater Manchester offers many areas where larger developments can take place next to motorway networks.

Why do you have to share out the requirements by council boundaries?

Why can't areas like Bolton, which have vast areas of open space, be put under a larger allocation?

It doesn't have to be allocated as it is.

All that's happening is areas with less open space are being pressurised into large developments, which again is the easy way out.

Please take more time to debate allocations between boundaries and come up with alternatives to proposed areas.

Charles Balmain, Urmston