PLANS to build homes on Prestwich Golf Club have been approved.

The development will see 17 four bedroom homes built on a section of the club’s existing golf course, as well as a proposed extension of the course to the east of the site.

The homes would be built in the south east corner of the golf club, off Kersal Road, and a new access road would be built providing access to 13 of the houses.

The other four would face onto Kersal Road.

The two-storey houses will be a mix of detached and semi-detached properties and each one has room for at least three cars and will come with an electric vehicle charging point.

In addition to the homes, the application looks to gain approval for landscaping, boundary treatments, a public area and additional infrastructure.

The plans were unanimously approved at a meeting of Bury Council’s planning committee on Tuesday night.

The application’s planning consultant Kath Ludlam spoke on behalf of developers Mulbury Homes at the meeting, and urged councillors to back the plans.

She said: “This proposal will provide financial security for the future of the golf club and bring new houses to the borough.”

Despite the unanimous approval, Holyrood councillor Mary D’Albert raised concerns about parking in the area, particularly during home matches at nearby Salford City FC.

She said: “This development on its own is not going to cause any parking problems because all the homes have driveways and garages. 

“However, that area has changed dramatically in terms of traffic in recent years. The football club has become more successful and there is really bad traffic on match days.

“Salford Council are trying to sort permits but it is problematic.”

Cllr D’Albert went on to urge the council to work with Salford City Council to manage traffic in the area.

She said: “I feel we should be mindful and, in the future, we do need to keep talking to Salford about traffic problems in the area and what we can do about them.”

David Marno, from the council’s planning office, said that the council were ‘more than happy’ to bring Cllr D’Albert’s concerns to the attention of Salford City Council and see if anything else needed to be done.