Outdoor activity centre in Salford approved despite Worsley residents' objections regarding excess noise and traffic

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An outdoor activity centre based in Botany Bay Woods in Salford has been granted approval despite concerns over excess noise and threats to wildlife. Adventure Now is already in operation boasting activities such as archery, crossbowing, axe throwing, air rifle shooting, quad biking, bushcraft and orienteering as well as team building exercises and education provision.

Complaints raised at Salford council's Planning and Transportation Regulatory Panel spoke of increased noise from the area for residents in Boothstown and Grange Road who have said they can hear the guns from clay pigeon shooting. The complaints say this increase in noise adds on to the traffic noise coming from the motorway and the aircraft from Barton Aerodrome.

Councillor Robin Garrido, who represents the affected Worsley and Westwood Park ward was in attendance at the meeting at Embankment. His concern was with the increased noise impacting on nearby residents.

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“My ward is most affected by this application because of the access. Grange Road takes access from Barton Road.

“Not all of Grange Road has a footpath. People are having to walk on the road in parts.

“There have already been problems with traffic along that road but fortunately there have not been any accidents yet. The residents are concerned that accidents could happen in future with an increase in attendance on this site.

“I am very concerned about the access arrangements. I am concerned that we are getting more of these retrospective applications and it seems to me that these applicants haven’t thought too much about anyone else other than themselves and carried on doing