More than 330 object to housing plans close to ancient woodland

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More than 330 people and the Woodland Trust have objected to a housing development close to protected ancient trees. Bolton’s planning committee are set to decide next week on plans to build an estate of 20 homes at Longsight Lane in Harwood.

Of the 20 homes, seven are classed in the application as ‘affordable’. A planning report to be put before the committee said two accesses are proposed from Longsight Lane one to serve the rear parking for the affordable houses and the other to serve nine homes in the rear portion of the site.

The two storey housing is a mix of terraced, semi and detached of two, three and four beds. The planning report, said: ” The site is on the edge of the predominantly residential area of Harwood. “It is made up of two roughly triangular parcels which meet at a narrow pinch point towards the centre.

This separates the housing into two distinct parts. “The site is formed of unmanaged grass and scrub, bramble, tall herb vegetation and broadleaved trees and is mainly flat.” Join the Manchester Politics WhatsApp group here The site is next to a wooded valley forming the Castle Croft and Bradshaw Brook site of biological interest.