direct to your inboxA huge ‘contemporary’ house in the Tameside countryside has been backed by councillors – minutes after they threw out a man’s plans for a summer house in the green belt.Members of the planning committee have approved proposals for a large three bedroom home with a ‘green roof’ to be built on land south of John Street in the rural area of Heyrod.Although technically within the green belt, the meeting was told that the plans were acceptable as a different ‘teletubby’ style home had previously been approved for the same site, and ‘very special circumstances’ could be applied.The site currently contains several buildings that appear to have been used for agricultural or smallholding purposes, the meeting was told.Planning.
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