We promised to take action to end the housing crisis & rebuild our infrastructure – we have delivered

Oldham has 𝟲𝟯𝟯 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, too many families priced out of the community they call home, trains running on Victorian rails, and barriers holding back the new schools, hospitals, GP surgeries and police posts we need.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

That’s why we’ve pushed ahead and delivered. The 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 has cleared every stage in Parliament and is now ready for Royal Assent. And it matters for Oldham – boosting housing, improving transport, unlocking development, and creating decent skilled jobs.

This landmark law means:

𝟭.𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀

𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 this Parliament

𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 to hit Clean Power 2030

Key changes include:

Quicker approvals for infrastructure, from clean energy to transport

Smarter planning with better environmental outcomes

Stronger council powers, including fairer land purchase rules

Better planning for big, cross-region projects

For Oldham, it means putting the right power in the right place. The Council can now set its own planning fees, speed up decisions and shape development that actually works for our area, including tackling poor-quality housing and continuing the work already underway to slow the rapid rise in HMOs with the new Article 4 Direction.

With projects like the 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 bringing 2,000 new homes on brownfield sites, and the Places for Everyone plan for our city-region, we can build the homes local people need 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗯, unlike what the local opposition were pushing for.

This Bill also cuts delays to vital national projects – reservoirs, clean energy sites, transport links – getting them built faster and supporting jobs and growth.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗺.