Salix Homes to build new homes at former pub site

Salix Homes is working together with Bowsall Developments and contractor Whitfield and Brown to build a new apartment block at the site of the former Greyhound pub in Partington on Manchester Road.The three-storey development will comprise of 24 two-bedroom apartments, which will all be available for social housing rent.The site has been vacant for more than 25 years after last orders were called at the pub in 1995, and it was later demolished. The new development will be called Wynt View, as it overlooks a historic stretch of cobbled road, which was formerly known as the ‘Wynts’ and dates back to the early days of the town.It’s the first new-build development Salix Homes has built outside of Salford, where it currently owns 8,000 properties.The Wynt View development has been partially funded thanks to a £1.6m grant from Homes England.The development is expected to be complete next summer, and the homes will be available for people on the housing register via Trafford Homechoice.