THE remnants of a Greenfield mill will be brought back into use if proposals submitted to Oldham Council are approved. The future of Knoll Mill…
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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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Dog field fears explained
PEOPLE hoping to turn a Dobcross field into an area where dog owners can exercise their animals have moved to allay fears surrounding the plan.…
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Dobcross dog field sparks anger
PEOPLE living in Dobcross have reacted angrily to plans to convert part of a field into an area where dog owners can walk and exercise…
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Brewery ‘cheers’ after tap room plans receive approval
“AN exciting year ahead” is in prospect for a Saddleworth brewery after a successful application to open a tap room, restaurant and retail outlet at…
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Restaurant homes plan off the menu – for now
PLANS to turn an Austerlands restaurant into 12 apartments have been withdrawn. However, the Independent understands a revised application will be re-submitted for the homes…
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Go ahead given to proposals to transform Spindles and relocate Tommyfield Market
By Charlotte Green, Local Democary Reporter COUNCILLORS have given the green light to proposals transform Spindles Shopping Centre and relocate Tommyfield Market to create a…
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Chain reaction! Approval sought for toilet block café plans
OWNERS of a potential new addition to the Greenfield café scene will hope future customers spend more than a penny. Plans have been lodged with…
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Homes for the Heights?
AN application to build three houses on greenbelt land in Delph is before Oldham Council planners for approval. If successful, the proposals will confirm demolition…
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Have your say on new homes development plans for Lees
THE community was invited to have their say during a public consultation over proposals to build 42 new homes at land off Maltby Court in…
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Popular coffee and donut chain wants to open first Oldham branch
By Charlotte Green – Local Democracy Reporter THE popular coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons has unveiled plans to open its first branch in Oldham.…
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Apartment plans are on menu for Austerlands restaurant
AN AUSTERLANDS restaurant could be turned into 12 apartments if plans submitted to Oldham Council are given the green light. But objections have already been…
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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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Notice: Town and Country Planning – proposed development at Jubilee Mill, Shaw
Lydgate ‘suffragette’ field earmarked for home development
A FIELD in Lydgate, thought to be the birthplace of the suffragette movement, could become part of the site for a three storey, five-bedroomed house.…
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Boost of over £23,000 for improvements in Lees
By Jacklin Kwan SIGNIFICANT upgrades are being made to the area around Lees Library thanks to a boost of more than £23,000 from the Local…
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Pot shot – fixing a hole needs long-term solution, says councillor
A Scouthead road plagued by potholes could be due for badly needed repairs. A section of the blighted surface on Higher Turf Lane deteriorated to…
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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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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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Plans for new Diggle houses submitted
PROPOSALS to build 78 new homes in Diggle – designed to be “in keeping with the character of the village”- have taken another step forward.…
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Back to the future: new heritage centre planned for Greenfield
A FORMER printer’s workshop could become a new community heritage and archive centre. Saddleworth Historical Society has submitted plans to transform the premises at Holly…
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Back on tap but conditions attached to Donkeystone planning application success
DONKEYSTONE brewery tap is back in business with regulars toasting the pre-Christmas move with a pint of their favourite tipple. Owner Steven James successfully applied…
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Locals invited to consultation on plans for 213 new homes in Springhead
FIND out more about plans to build 213 homes at the site of the former Springhead Quarry and adjacent land at a public consultation on…
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Saddleworth Parish Council recommends refusal for 265 home-development for second time
REFUSAL should be given to plans for 265 homes and a link road in Lees, Springhead and Grotton, says Saddleworth Parish Council’s planning committee –…
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Campaigning to re-start after appeal against rejection of Knowls Lane housing plan
Campaigners opposing plans for a huge homes development at Knowls Lane, Lees have called a public meeting on Thursday, April 25 to discuss the implications…
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Revised application for new Saddleworth School in Diggle approved unanimously by Oldham Council
A unanimous vote by Oldham Council’s planning committee has given the green light for a new Saddleworth School to be built in Diggle. A previous…
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Future of new Saddleworth School to be decided at planning meeting?
Oldham Council’s Planning Committee is set to consider all four applications related to the proposed new Saddleworth School later this month. An ‘extraordinary’ meeting will…
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Saddleworth School planning application to be heard next month?
Oldham Council is still to confirm a planning committee meeting to discuss the future of Saddleworth School has been established for February. Saddleworth Parish Councillors…
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Oldham Council pressed for answers over Saddleworth School planning application
OLDHAM Council is being pressed for answers to a community’s longest running saga: when will Saddleworth School be built? Cllr Robert Knotts, chair of Saddleworth…
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The future is bright, the future is Greenfield for new school?
A NEW school in Greenfield for autistic children has taken its next step towards becoming reality with the submission of a planning application to Oldham…
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Oldham planning chiefs refuse controversial plans for road and 265 homes in Springhead
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter CONTROVERSIAL proposals to build a £3.5m link road and 265 homes on protected open land in Springhead, Grotton and Lees…
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New site proposed for Greenfield Primary School after plans rejected by Parish Council
A NEW school for Greenfield has received unanimous support… but not current re-development plans for century-old Shaw Street primary. Instead, Oldham Council is urged to…
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Locals reject housing plans which would kill off “breathing space” in Springhead
A massive new seven-year housing development programme for one of Saddleworth’s “green lungs” will not solve Oldham’s demand for affordable homes. But, say Save Our…
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