Campaigners celebrate as Planning Inspector overturns ‘cutting a valley in two’

PEOPLE opposed to plans to divert a footpath so it can make way for a controversial Saddleworth housing development are celebrating after its approval was…

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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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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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Residents call for ‘transparency and honesty’ over documents for Knowls Lane plans amendment

CONCERNED residents are calling for ‘transparency and honesty’ over documents on Oldham Council’s planning portal which they claim are inaccurate and out of date. The…

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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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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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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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Judicial review confirmed in fight against Knowls Lane development

A JUDICIAL review has been confirmed for July as residents continue to rally together and fight plans to build 265 homes and a major link…

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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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