Controversial plans to build a huge new garden village in the Hyde green belt are to go before councillors just days before Christmas.
A planning application was submitted by Tameside council for up to 2,150 homes on land to the north of Mottram Old Road in October last year. A target date had been set for a local decision this summer before going to government for the final say on whether to release the land from green belt.
However council documents reveal that the application for the Godley Green garden village, which has gathered more than 3,800 objections, will go before the planning committee on December 21. It follows the submission of a ‘refreshed’ environmental statement and revised application earlier this month.
