Plans to replace run-down Oldham tower blocks with 90 modern homes revealed

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decommission Crossbank House and Summervale House, which stand at the so-called ‘gateway’ to the town. It would see residents of the 247 properties around Vale Drive moved out and the two blocks of flats reduced to rubble.The demolition of the towers will make way for new family homes, as the housing association is investing £160m to build 850 properties in the borough over the next six years.Now First Choice, and developer Fabric Living have given a sneak peak of how the area might be transformed, into a new development dubbed ‘West Vale’.It would see around 90 new homes built, ranging from one bedroom apartments to ‘family homes’, which would incorporate green technology.Outlining the proposals, First Choice states: “West Vale will be a.