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Controversial plans for hundreds of homes in the Saddleworth countryside have been approved again - despite concerns...

Controversial plans for more than 200 homes in the Saddleworth countryside compared to a ‘saveloy sausage’ have been...

The location for 265 homes and a new link road in Saddleworth Tweaks to controversial plans to build a new road and housing development in Oldham have been approved – despite part of the site now being classed as ‘ancient woodland’. The borough’s planning committee has agreed to vary two conditions relating to the application to build a new multi-million pound link road and up to 265 homes on land off Knowls Lane. The plans for the land in Springhead were initially refused in November ...

Campaigners lose legal challenge against controversial approval of 265 homes and new £3m road A judge has ruled that the permission granted by the council’s planning committee last summer for the controversial Knowls Lane application will stand 10:51, 22 DEC 2020 The plans for a new road and 265 homes off Knowls Lane in Oldham (Image: Russell Homes) For the latest news from in and around Oldham sign up to the MyOldham newsletter hereInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again la...

Campaigners lose £40k legal challenge against 265 homes plan Reporter: Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter Date published: 22 December 2020 The plan is to build 265 homes and a £3.5m new link road on protected green land in Oldham. Campaigners have lost a £40k legal challenge against plans to build 265 homes and a £3.5m new link road on protected green land in Oldham. A judge has ruled that the permission granted by the council’s planning committee last summer for the contro...