A much-loved green space has been saved after plans for ‘rabbit hutch’ flats were thrown out by councillors.
The scheme would have seen a pair of two-storey blocks built on a half-acre site between Broad Street, Yates Street and Chapel Street, in the Rhodes area of Middleton.
Brought forward by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) , the proposals included eight two-bed apartments for ‘affordable rent’, served by an access road off Broad Street.