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May 18
4 min

GMSF myth-buster

During the course of our campaign to save Royton's Green Belt, the people of Royton have been subjected to disinformation by the Mayor of...

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Noel

Aug 5, 2019
3 min

Stephen Irvine, Head of Planning, suspended by OMBC.

Stephen Irvine, Head of Planning and Infrastructure at Oldham Metropolitan Borough, has been suspended from the council. According to Cou...

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Noel

Mar 22, 2019
2 min

Save Royton's Greenbelt appeal now available to download

In short, these plans are nothing short of a disaster for Royton, and the north of the borough in general. We believe our appeal is a powerf

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Noel

Mar 15, 2019
3 min

A "building land shortage" is being manufactured by the GMSF

The reason being given for releasing land from the greenbelt is that Oldham (and Greater Manchester at large) will run out of building land

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Noel

Mar 14, 2019
1 min

Oldham is the only borough to increase its housing target

The latest GMSF draft has increased Oldham’s target while lowering the target in every other district of Greater Manchester, despite the fac

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Noel

Mar 13, 2019
1 min

Oldham has the worst "empty homes" record in Greater Manchester

With over 3 percent (2,893) of all homes in Oldham MB vacant as of 2017, Oldham has the worst record in the whole of Greater Manchester. And

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Noel

Mar 12, 2019
2 min

Oldham's greenbelt is being sacrificed to save Stockport's

The Local Housing Need (LHN) for each borough or city across the country is established by a standardised independent methodology. In theory

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Noel

Mar 11, 2019
2 min

80 percent of all the building on the greenbelt will be in and around Royton

The physical scale of land mass isn’t the only important factor in analyzing the greenbelt allocations. The distribution of plot allocations

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Noel

Mar 10, 2019
1 min

Just five wards will account for one tenth of all the greenbelt loss in Greater Manchester

Across Oldham MB, 352 ha (hectares) of greenbelt will be built on. Royton, Shaw & Crompton and Chadderton North (44 ha) will lose 255 ha

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Noel

Mar 2, 2019
2 min

Does a “Tory target” really exist?

Throughout much of the debate surrounding the Greater Manchester Spacial Framework, much has been made of the “Tory target” i.e. a mandated

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Noel

Feb 19, 2019
1 min

Tandle Hill protest march

SAVE ROYTON’S GREENBELT FAMILY DEMONSTRATION WALK SUNDAY 3rd MARCH 2019. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US TO LET THE AUTHORITIES KNOW THEY CANNOT ST

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Noel

Jan 30, 2019
1 min

Concept plans for Hanging Chadder, Beal Valley and Cowlishaw

Under a Freedom of Information request, Noel Mahon of Save Royton's Greenbelt campaign group has managed to gain access to high-level ind...

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Noel

Jan 27, 2019
0 min

Protest Planned at Thornham St James Primary School on Thursday 7th February

The council are hosting an information evening at Thornham St James Primary School on Thursday 7th February 2019 to show detailed plans of t

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Noel

Jan 12, 2019
23 min

JOINT GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY & AGMA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

To update GMCA/AGMA Executive Board on the next stage of the Greater Manchester Plan for Homes, Jobs and the Environment – the Greater Ma...

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Letter from Councillor Jean Stretton

Apr 13, 2017
4 min

RE: 5259L: RE: GMCA & Oldham Council

Thank you for your e-mails in relation to GMSF. 1. I am aware of your community group and its actions. 2. Like you, many people hav...

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Noel

Apr 8, 2017
3 min

GMCA receives 25,000 responses to Spatial Framework draft

Council leaders said they will “consider every submission to the consultation on Greater Manchester’s plan for homes and jobs” after the ...

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Letter from Councillor Jean Stretton

Apr 7, 2017
6 min

RE: 0043L: RE: Planned greenbelt build in Royton.

The issue faced by Greater Manchester’s local planning authorities All Council’s across the country are required, amongst other things, t...

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Noel

Mar 28, 2017
1 min

Oldham Council Meeting 22/03/2017

Question put by Noel Mahon representing Save Roytons Greenbelt to Councillor Jean Stretton. Also further comments from Councillor Howard ...

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Noel

Feb 18, 2017
1 min

It Is Our Greenbelt - Let's Help To Protect It.

Here is a video from The Campaign To Protect Rural England which emphasises the importance of our Greenbelt and what it means to us all.

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Noel

Feb 10, 2017
1 min

SEE HOW GREATER MANCHESTER'S MAYORAL CANDIDATES HANDLED THE SUBJECT OF GMSF AT THE FIRST MAYORAL

GMSF takes centre stage at first Greater Manchester Mayor debate 10th February 2017

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