A community group has aired its grievances with plans to build 312 homes on green belt land in Littleborough - claiming they have been 'ignored and hoodwinked'. Bloor Homes wants to build the new housing development on land to the west of Hollingworth Road, as well as a replacement car park off Rakewood Road. Alongside the homes and the replacement car park for Hollingworth Lake Country Park, the developer wants to get outline planning permission to build a new primary school.
The majority of the homes would have four bedrooms with three and five-bed homes also planned. The site is currently farmland. READ MORE: Revealed: The fake Facebook posts and pictures being used to try and 'destroy' councillors A new park and a tree-lined 'green corridor' linking Rochdale Canal to Hollingworth Lake and a circular footpath network are also planned.
But according to Littleborough Civic Trust (LCT), who are opposed to the development, there are a number of errors in the planning application that need clarifying. The group, which seeks to preserve Littleborough’s heritage, believes the planning papers do not accurately measure the amount of additional car journeys the new development will create. They also believe the idea of a ‘hybrid application’ in this case is not acceptable - stating this makes the idea of the new primary school on the parcel of land off Rakewood Road ‘a second thought’ by developers.
Overview of Bloor Homes Plan for 312 new homes off Hollingworth Road in Li.