1,400 fewer homes to be built in the green belt as Oldham reveals major changes to the region's housing masterplan
manchestereveningnews.co.ukmill strategy commissioned by the council looking at the borough’s mills to assess their viability for future development. This has led to an increase of 800 homes proposed on brownfield mill sites.A retail and leisure study has resulted in 36 new homes being allocated in the borough’s centres, and 908 homes are being included in Oldham town centre.However the council says the government has tasked it with building 11,764 homes by 2037, and this cannot be done on brownfield land alone.Coun Hannah Roberts, cabinet member for housing, said: “We understand the significant concerns the local community has expressed in the previous consultations and we have removed as much green belt as possible.“We would have liked to remove it all, however we.
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