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A controversial new college building has been approved despite bosses admitting the council’s own work had started without planning permission.The proposals to erect a two-storey modular building in the car park of Hyde Community College by Tameside council had caused widespread dismay among nearby residents, with 26 objecting to the plans.Mike Hughes, who lived opposite the potential development, had spoken out after it appeared work was beginning without planning permission when construction workers and machinery moved on site in July.The council told the Local Democracy Reporting Service it had commenced site investigations and utility surveys, which was ‘normal practice’.However at a meeting of the planning committee in August to decide

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A Hyde resident says proposals to build a temporary classroom block overlooking his house will worsen flooding issues, block light and invade his family’s privacy.Plans to erect a two-storey modular building in the car park of Hyde Community College by Tameside council have sparked opposition from residents, with 19 objections lodged since the plans were submitted at the end of June.Mike Hughes, who lives on the adjacent Snowdonia Avenue with his wife and two young children, has major concerns about the project, and its impact on his and his neighbours’ homes.“We are concerned that the elevated car park with a double or even single height temporary classroom would significantly reduce light into our houses and create zero privacy,” he