Proposals for the Old Akzo Nobel site, near Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough, were unanimously voted through by Rochdale council’s planning committee.
Controversial plans for 126 homes on a former chemical works have been approved despite concerns over asbestos contamination, congestion and increased pressure on local services. Proposals for the Old Akzo Nobel site, near Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough, were unanimously voted through by Rochdale council’s planning committee when it met on Thursday night.
READ MORE: Councillor apologises for conduct in market row meeting - but does not retract all allegations Coun Aftab Hussain said he ‘agreed completely’ with the Conservative’s comments. “This development is much smaller than the previous one, the previous one was 174, this is 126 houses," he said. While it was accepted there may be an issue with the location plan, councillors were told a decision could be made subject to the issue of the location plan being delegated to an officer to resolve.
She told the committee the the proposal was a ‘vast improvement’ to the previous scheme and would clearly bring significant benefits. These, Ms Crisp added, included opening the site to the public, boosting the local economy and the creation of construction jobs.
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