New Salford nursery to open in historic grade-II listed hall

The beautiful new site will accept an intake soon.08:11, 19 Aug 2026A developer has pitched plans to build around 700 homes and new sports facilities on a site once dubbed ‘the most controversial golf club in Greater Manchester’. Since its dramatic closure in 2020, Swinton Park Golf Club has become an ‘overgrown and derelict’ eyesore attracting trespassers and anti-social behaviour’.‌Now Wain Estates, who purchased the club in 2021, are bringing forward plans to transform the land. The landowners have launched a survey inviting the public to help flesh out plans for the area. The rough sketch currently includes around 700 family homes, including a number of ‘affordable’ properties, as well as public open space, play areas, and sports facilities. A small neighbourhood centre with a communit