SALE Civic Society has praised the development company of Hazlemere houses and flats on Northenden Road, Sale, and presented it with a Design Award.

The award was presented to Connell Developments Ltd, in recognition of respecting the local area and sticking to local architectural style.

Society chairman, Rob Chilton, and secretary Pat Coulburn, presented the award to the Developments partner, John Connell.

Mr Chilton commented: “Whilst Sale Civic Society will sometimes protest new developments that we consider to be inappropriate, we are also keen to acknowledge new buildings that are sympathetic with their setting and in-keeping with the general architectural feel of the town.

"We were pleased that this new housing development on Northenden Road ticked both these boxes, respecting the setting close to Worthington Park, and mirroring the general Edwardian architectural style of this part of Sale, without being a too-obvious pastiche. We therefore felt it appropriate, as a Society, to recognise the hard work that Connell Developments had gone to in making this a high-quality development in a very visible corridor of Sale. We hope that other local developers will take note.”