Councillors to finally vote on hugely controversial Godley Green Garden Village plans for thousands of homes

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Councillors are finally set to vote on hugely controversial plans to build thousands of homes in the Tameside green belt next week.

The Godley Green Garden Village application for up to 2,150 homes in Hyde is due to go before the council’s planning committee on Wednesday, November 1.

It is being recommended for approval by Tameside planning officers, subject to conditions and a referral to the Secretary of State because of the site’s green belt allocation.

This is despite officers admitting that the scheme is ‘harmful by definition’ to the countryside land it is envisioned for. Following three rounds of consultation on the scheme, there have been 4,205 letters of objection lodged, and a petition of 4,459 signatures against the development – compared to just 33 letters of support.