Richard Stead - North West Thu, June 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The estate of entirely social and affordable housing would be be built on the site of the ex-Renault garage in the centre of Salford [BBC] A developer is drawing up plans for what could be one of the largest social housing schemes in Salford for several decades.