A major development in East Manchester has been pushed back amid concerns about the safety of children at a new school planned nearby.
The plans for 716 homes at the former Jackson's Brickworks site in Newton Heath were set to be approved by councillors on Thursday (September 22).
The development on land last used in the 1990s includes building a new secondary school, a community hub and a park along the Rochdale Canal.
However, local councillors said children would be forced to walk 500 metres through a construction site to the school when it opens 'within two years'.
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