Fate of controversial plans for dozens of homes on protected land to be decided next week
19.05.2023 - 13:59
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Controversial plans for dozens of new homes on protected land will be decided upon next week. Developer Russell Homes wants to build 61 properties at Stubley Meadows - a nine acre site to the west of New Street, in Littleborough, Rochdale.
The proposal is heavily weighted towards large family housing, with 54 of the homes boasting three or four bedrooms - including seven of the nine affordable properties featured within the scheme. It is completed by two bespoke homes for the care of vulnerable children, which would be operated by Rochdale council.
The scheme has been mired in controversy since last September, when council bosses backed the 'principle' of selling fields to a developer - despite previously turning down interest from a local resident. Some 566 objections have been received since the planning application was lodged.READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community
But council officers have recommended the planning committee approves proposals for the grazing land when it meets next week. A report to the cross-party panel reads: "The proposed development would deliver 61 high quality homes that would meet a variety of strategic requirements within the borough.
“These include bespoke homes to be operated by Rochdale Council for the care of vulnerable children and the delivery of onsite affordable homes ranging from 2-4 bedrooms in an area with an identified need and persistent under-delivery.
“The remainder of the homes would be family housing with a large proportion of larger family homes, which are also required in the borough.”
Papers that went before September’s cabinet meeting noted that Russell Homes was building on neighbouring land and it would be ‘appropriate’ for the council to
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