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Tameside council is aiming to create a new garden village of 2,350 homes on land at Godley Green, between Hyde and Hattersley, over a 20-year period.
Under the proposals, which are yet to be formally submitted to the planning authority, there would also be two village centres with shops and facilities for health and the community and ‘generous proportions’ of open space.
However the plans have proved contentious, with opposition from residents and green belt campaigners. A petition opposing the garden village has attracted more than
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