Plans to build more than 80 homes on the site of a former magistrates’ court are due to be considered by planners.
Trafford Council wants to build the houses, including 21 affordable homes, where Trafford Magistrates’ Court used to be based on Ashton Lane in Sale.
The homes would include solar panels and battery storage to reduce future energy bills for residents.
The authority said the scheme would help deliver “much-needed new, high quality energy efficient homes in the borough”.
Councillor Liz Patel said: “The Sale magistrates’ court housing development is a flagship scheme and meets the council’s policy of building more housing on brownfield sites, with 25 per cent affordable homes.
“The amended application focuses on the delivery of energy efficient homes in response to the demand highlighted in the recent Housing Needs Assessment.
“There is a terrible shortage of housing nationally, and we are pushing ahead and building as many new and affordable homes as we can across the borough.”
The planning committee will examine the application for 84 homes to be built on the one-hectare site off Ashton Lane and Washway Road at its meeting on 13 March.
The council said local developer PIC Homes would deliver the scheme “alongside an experienced team of Trafford based contractors”.
Co-owner of PIC Homes, Armaan Chohan, who lived in Sale for 15 years and went to Ashton-on-Mersey school, said it “feels special to be able to give back to the local area”.
“We are really pleased to be working with Trafford Council to develop much-needed family homes,” he added.
