More than 140 people object to plans to build 94 rental homes on football pitches
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPlans to build 94 rental homes on a football ground have been the subject of a wave of objections. Later this week Bolton Council's planning committee will consider an application from Westchurch Homes to build 94 homes at the current home of Wyresdale AFC off Inverbeg Drive in Breightmet.
The site consists of a disused building and hardstanding used for parking to the north of the site, while the remaining area is playing fields associated with Wyresdale AFC.
The proposed homes are all two-storey and would be a mix of semi-detached and terraced, all with gardens. Housing association Bolton At Home would be the landlord if the development went ahead.
Wyresdale AFC are looking to relocate to another site approximately 450 metres away in Bury borough. READ MORE: Ugly concrete stilts could soon tower over Manchester, kill 14,000 jobs and wreck city's 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance That plan is subject to a separate application before Bury Council which remains undecided.
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