Controversial plans for more than 200 homes in the Saddleworth countryside have been lodged. Proposals to build a £3 million road and up to 265 homes on land in Springhead were first refused in November 2018 but subsequently given approval in July 2019.
A local campaign group Save Our Valleys had raised more than £50,000 to launch a legal challenge against the decision but a judge ruled against their bid for a judicial review in December last year. READ MORE:Rossendale could get Manchester Metrolink connection with train-tram link on old ELR line The road was given full planning approval two years ago, but the homes element of the plan for the Knowls Lane site requires further detailed permission.
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