Controversial plans for hundreds of homes in the Saddleworth countryside have been approved again – despite concerns over the dangers of a former mineshaft and ‘ugly’ houses.
Proposals to build a £3m road and up to 265 homes on land in Springhead were first refused in November 2018 by Oldham’s planning committee, but subsequently given approval in July 2019.
Local campaign group Save Our Valleys had raised more than £50,000 to launch a legal challenge against the decision, but a judge ruled against their bid for a judicial review.
