'Flytipping hotspot' to be transformed with lido

An open-air swimming pool is set to be built on the site of what has been described as "one of the most fly-tipped hotspots in east Manchester".

Preliminary plans for a lido, which would be the first to open in the city in decades, have been approved by Manchester City Council.

The lido would be a key feature of the Holt Town redevelopment, which focuses on a 74-acre (30 hectare) site between Ancoats and SportCity.

The open-air pool would be built on Cyrus Street, a currently overgrown back road which connects Cavalier Street to Cambrian Street.

Councillor Gavin White, executive member for housing and development, said the site was currently a well-known fly-tipping hotspot.

Council Leader Bev Craig said the National Association of Lidos had welcomed the plans, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Speaking at a council meeting on Wednesday, Craig said the site was currently home to fewer than 100 people and "does not have too much going on".

The Galleon in East Didsbury and Alexandra Park's lido both closed in the 1980s.

The Holt Town redevelopment, which would also include the building of 4,500 homes, "will take many years to complete", the council said.

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