Planning saga ends as 57-home estate at ‘gateway’ to Ramsbottom approved
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA long-running planning saga ended as the go ahead was given to build 57 homes at a long demolished paper mill site in Ramsbottom town centre.
Bury’s planning committee have approved plans by Eccleston Homes to build the estate at the former Holcombe Mill site on Bridge Street which later became known as Mondi paper mill.
The area has been described as a ‘gateway’ site in the town. Approval for the development, which includes creating a 47-space public car park for visitors to the town, has been hailed by one councillor as ‘setting the standard on what can be done when people work together’.
A similar application from Eccleston Homes for 73 homes at the site was rejected by Bury’s planning committee in May 2022 citing concerns about potential flooding and effects on the roads.
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