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Noel
Mar 15, 20193 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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...
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Noel
Jan 27, 20190 min read
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, 201923 min read
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...
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Letter from Councillor Jean Stretton
Apr 13, 20174 min read
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...
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Noel
Apr 8, 20173 min read
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, 20176 min read
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,...
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Noel
Mar 28, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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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Noel
Jan 14, 20171 min read
Save Royton's Greenbelt Submission to the GMSF.
HERE IS OUR "SAVE ROYTON'S GREENBELT" GROUP RESPONSE SUBMITTED TO THE GMSF. A huge thank you to those of you that contributed photographs...
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Noel
Jan 2, 20171 min read
See The YouTube Video Of Our Fantastic Awareness Walk
The 2nd January saw our highly successful awareness walk to Tandle Hills. The idea of the walk was to raise awareness of the GMSF plans...
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