Decision delayed on plans to build football pitches and clubhouse on green belt land
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA decision on whether to build four football pitches and a clubhouse on green belt land in Radcliffe has been delayed as councillors said they needed further information.
Wyresdale AFC is hoping to move from its base off Inverbeg Drive in Breightmet, Bolton, to land off Radcliffe Moor Road. The site is less than a mile away but is in the borough of Bury.
Bolton Wyresdale joined up with Westchurch Homes Ltd to propose the development on agricultural land off Radcliffe Moor Road.
It would consist of four football pitches, a new clubhouse, changing facilities and car parking. The club wished to work with Westchurch Homes to use their old ground in Bolton to build affordable housing in exchange for them moving to a new site nearby. READ MORE: Armed police descend on busy road after two men seen wielding a sword as Audi goes up in flames In June, Bolton Council threw out those plans to build 94 Bolton at Home properties on the Breightmet site, which provoked 142 objections.
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