Daniel Chalkin

The December 2021 Trafford Council Executive meeting approved a plan to enter into a joint venture with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and a developer partner to support the proposed residential led mixed-use development of the old Greater Manchester Police headquarters in Stretford.

Small business owners across Trafford have been praised by Cllr. Daniel Chalkin, Shadow Executive Member at Trafford Council for Housing and Regeneration for the resilience they have showed during the pandemic and ongoing commitment to the local communities they serve.

The decision by Labour-led Trafford Council not to implement a ‘free after 3’ parking initiative over Christmas has been criticised by Trafford Conservatives.

Trafford Conservative councillors had ‘called-in’ two recent decisions made by Trafford Council. The first decision regards creating a ‘low traffic neighbourhood’ in the Longford Park area of Stretford which will see planters in place to block vehicle access on roads around Longford Park.

The Labour-led Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Labour-run Trafford Council have commenced on a so-called consultation on its new plan to concrete over the Green Belt, “Places for Everyone” or PfE, the rebranding of the plan previously known as the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework or

At the July 2021 Trafford Council meeting, the Labour group forced through plans to build on the Green Belt, ‘Places for Everyone’. This will result in the release of Green Belt land across Trafford and Greater Manchester.

The announcement that the Hale and Sale Moor Place Plans are to be reviewed again by Trafford Council’s Executive has been welcomed by Trafford Conservatives. The Plans were drawn up as frameworks for how the villages could develop, but drew a lot of criticism from residents of the villages.