Transforming run-down mills in Oldham into housing could stop green belt land being developed
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCouncil chiefs are investigating whether run-down mills across Oldham could be converted into new homes - or torn down for housing - to prevent building on green belt land.A meeting of the full council was told that the authority is currently undertaking a ‘mills strategy’ following feedback about the draft proposals for the borough included in the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF).The second draft of the strategic masterplan for the region published in 2019 envisioned thousands of new homes over the next 20 years, and had proposed building around 14,290 homes in Oldham.The allocation would see around 4,050 homes and thousands of square metres of employment space on ten allocations of land designated as green belt.However, as with.
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