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Campaigners lose legal challenge against controversial approval of 265 homes and new £3m road
A judge has ruled that the permission granted by the councilâs 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)
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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 controversial Knowls Lane application will stand.
Residents in Springhead and Grotton have been fighting the hybrid planning planning application by developer Russell Homes for several years.
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