Proposals to build a three-storey extension to a care home have been approved by planning chiefs despite more than 60 objections.
Oldham’s planning committee has given the green light for an extension to be built to Dryclough Manor in Royton to accommodate 13 more residents, on top of the 44 people already living at the home.
The plan had received 61 objections from local residents, who were concerned that the development would result in an 'unacceptable increase in traffic’, and that emergency vehicles would have difficulty accessing the site.
There were also fears that double yellow lines would have to be introduced to maintain emergency access on the neighbouring roads, Eleanor Road and Valley New Road, where residents normally park on
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