Sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here to keep abreast of what's happening in your neighbourhood Land in Hattersley is to be sold to a housing association for just one pound in order to unlock 161 homes, council bosses have agreed.
Tameside’s cabinet has signed off on plans to transfer the freehold for two sites in Hattersley to Onward Homes, to pave the way for a £28 million residential scheme.
The council owns around 1.5 acres of land across two sites off Hattersley Road East, including the former Hattersley Community Centre.
According to an independent valuation, the land is valued at £361k – significantly more than £1. However the sale is also subject to an overage agreement which would see the council be able to claw back up to
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