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Plans for townhouses and apartments rejected over fears the development would cause 'traffic chaos'
direct to your inboxPlans for new apartments and town houses in Mossley have been rejected over concerns they would be ‘detrimental’ and cause ‘traffic chaos’.Councillors turned down the proposals for the redevelopment of a site off Stamford Road on the advice of officers, who said they would be out of character with the area and cause highway safety issues.The applicant, Mr Wilcox, had applied to build four town houses and 12 apartments which would have been three storeys high, forming one ‘long block’ on the site.Six residents, Mossley Town Council and local councillors had objected to the application.Councillor Tafheen Sharif spoke against the plans at the meeting on behalf of all three ward members, saying it would cause ‘traffic chaos’
