A SELECTION of houses close to a secondary school in a Saddleworth village, described as ‘eco electric’, have gone on sale. The eight-acre development…
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New home plan for Dobcross lambing shed
A LAMBING shed will be converted into a house if new plans are given the go ahead. Pamela Taylor previously gained the OK to transform…
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Latest Lydgate development plan refused after objections
THE LATEST attempt to build on land at Lydgate that has been at the centre of planning arguments has been thrown out again. Simon Leigh…
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Greenfield ‘eyesore’ could be brought back to life
A DISUSED Greenfield house described as an ‘eyesore’ would be brought back to life if planning permission is granted. Hollyville Lodge, on Holmfirth Road, has…
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Questions remain over Knowls Lane development after latest approval
COUNCILLORS have hit out as they believe several questions remain unanswered after alterations to an ‘ugly’ housing development were approved. There are also concerns allowing…
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Holiday let plan for former Saddleworth pub
PART OF a much-loved former Saddleworth pub’s site will be turned into holiday let accommodation if planning permission is granted. An application has been lodged…
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Plans rejected for greenbelt conservation area houses
PROPOSALS to build four high-end houses in a Saddleworth conservation area have been rejected. But an appeal has been launched against Oldham planners’ decision earlier…
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Home dreams ‘guaranteed’ with Northwood
A FAMILY-RUN business is making sure your dream move or rental can still come true despite the challenges of Covid-19 and booming property market. Northwood…
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Know your boundary! Saddleworth’s past has pride of place
A REMINDER of Saddleworth’s past has pride of place in Greenfield’s newest residential area. Thanks to developer Dave Whitmore, a “weathered stone slab” has returned…
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Inaccessibility concerns over plans to replace flat path with 96 steps
CAMPAIGNERS are ‘absolutely dismayed’ that a popular footpath in Lees is set to be replaced by a culvert and significant landfill with 96 steps, making…
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Former Greenfield greengrocers development plans refused again
PLANS to develop a former greengrocers and fishmongers in Greenfield into four flats have been refused – for the second time. In turning down the…
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Heights pub plans submitted
PLANS have been submitted to turn a former Saddleworth public house into a private house and garden. The Royal Oak at the Heights in Delph…
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Design team to create new Oldham Coliseum venue
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter OLDHAM Council is appointing a design team to create a new venue for the Oldham Coliseum in Grade Two…
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Two open spaces to lose protection from development
By Charlotte Green – Local Democracy Reporter TWO areas in Saddleworth will lose protection from development once changes to Oldham’s local planning policy come into…
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Help shape vision for UK’s largest urban farm and country park in Oldham
DISCOVER more about the new urban farm and country park coming to Oldham thanks to free site tours during the consultation period. Northern Roots is…
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New road to be named after Oldham’s pioneering female doctor Olive Claydon
A NEW road at the heart of a key regeneration project in Oldham will be named Olive Claydon Way in honour of the borough’s first female…
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Help shape vision for Oldham’s new urban farm and eco-park
LOCALS are invited to help shape the vision for a new urban farm and eco-park in Oldham. Northern Roots has unveiled its initial masterplan for…
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Places for Everyone plan reduces proposed development in Greenfield
PLANS for development of Chew Brook Vale in Greenfield has been almost halved and kept to just the brownfield mill site according to the new…
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Egyptian Room food hall to open doors in Oldham town centre later this year
EXCITING plans to launch a food hall in the heart of Oldham town centre are now at an advanced stage – with the Egyptian Room…
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Campaigners vow to ‘fight on’ despite losing legal challenge against 265-home plan for Springhead
By Aimee Belmore and Charlotte Green (Local Democracy Reporter) DETERMINED campaigners say they will ‘fight on’ despite losing their legal challenge against plans to build…
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No-thants! Home plans on wrong road, say Parish councillors
A TRAFFIC report in support of a 78-homes plan for Diggle will be amended after surveys put part of the village in Northamptonshire. The housing…
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Application for judicial review into Knowls Lane development is dismissed
AN application for judicial review into planning permission for up to 265 homes, associated works and a new link road at Knowls Lane, Springhead, has…
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Green light sought for flats plan at former Greenfield greengrocers
A FORMER village greengrocers and fishmongers could be transformed if plans submitted to Oldham Council are approved. An “upward extension” to provide four one-bedroom flats/apartments…
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MP’s ‘concerns” over Spatial Framework as councillors prepare to vote on Oldham’s homes plan allocation
DEBBIE Abrahams warns any future housing development on the Fletchers Mill site in Greenfield must address access issues caused by visitor numbers to Dovestone Reservoir.…
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Plans for new Diggle houses submitted to local authority
PROPOSALS to build 78 new homes in Diggle – designed to be “in keeping with the character of the village” – have taken another step…
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Application imminent for Diggle homes development
A PLANNING application in support of a £15 million 78-homes development on Huddersfield Road in Diggle is due to be submitted to Oldham Council by…
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Seven-week public consultation for home plans during Covid crisis branded “disgrace”
THERE will be little change to Saddleworth’s contribution to Greater Manchester’s controversial Plan for Homes, Jobs and the Environment. Oldham Council has confirmed more than…
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Notice: Planning application for 21 family homes and associated works at Brookfields, Mossley
Judicial review decision pending for Knowls Lane development
DEFIANT campaigners are waiting for the outcome of a judicial review of a planning application for 265 homes and a major link road in Grotton,…
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Would you bee-lieve it! Hive of activity to change name of new housing development
THE naming of a new homes site in Greenfield left councillors with a collective bee in their bonnets. Work to build 10 properties on land…
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Oldham bidding for £25 million town centre boost
PLANS to secure £25 million to improve Oldham town centre have moved a step closer thanks to the Oldham Town Deal Board. The board, made…
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200-home Stonebreaks development planned for protected green space in Springhead
By Charlotte Green, local democracy reporter CONTROVERSIAL plans have been lodged which could see up to 200 homes built on a former quarry site and…
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Commitment to homes plan remains says GM Mayor despite pandemic uncertainty over eventual outcome
MAYOR Andy Burnham insists Greater Manchester’s controversial Spatial Framework homes plan will go ahead even though its progress has further been delayed by the coronavirus…
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How does your garden grow…? With a pair of semi-detached properties
A PAIR of semi-detached houses are to be built in the back garden of a Greenfield home. Oldham Council planning officers gave the green light…
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