Manchester Airport plan threatens 400-year-old cottage
airport have been described as `cultural barbarism’.
Airport bosses want to build a £20m extension to the freight terminal on land
off Runger Lane, Wythenshawe.
They have applied for permission to demolish Grade II-listed Rose Cottage and
three other historic properties nearby, as well as a natural pond and dozens of
mature trees. The cottages’ historical features would be salvaged and stored.
were rejected by the Wythenshawe area committee but will go before town hall planners
later this month.
Anthony Lowe lives in Rose Cottage on Hasty Lane with his wife, Jaime and son
Oliver.
Anthony, 36, said: “The plans are a disgrace. We rent the cottage from the airport
but when we moved in it was practically derelict. We have spent more than £4,000
redecorating it.”
cultural barbarism. To bulldoze such a beautifully maintained historic dwelling
would have been heartbreaking.”
The airport forecasts cargo using its World Freight Centre will increase from
the current 166,000 tonnes to more than 271,000 tonnes by 2015.
They say both units, measuring 196,000sq ft and 50,000sq ft, would create 60
jobs.
and 2030, enabling it to cope with 50m passengers a year and a huge amount of
freight.
A spokesperson for Manchester Airport said it would not be appropriate to comment
on the proposals at this stage.
