Places for Everyone (formerly GMSF)

Building homes and protecting Oldham from “free for all”

The Government has responded to the opposition motion in Oldham council to reject Places for Everyone; thankfully the Government is committed to a plan-led approach that benefits local people, so has decided not to allow Oldham to withdraw from Places for Everyone. Local plans are absolutely crucial. They provide the stability and certainty that communities,Continue reading “Building homes and protecting Oldham from “free for all””

Opposition give green green light to greenbelt land grab

The decision by the Lib Dems, Tories, and the self styled Oldham Group to reject the Places for Everyone plan is a betrayal of our borough and its people—putting at risk the very green spaces we fought so hard to protect. Without a plan, the balance of power now tilts in favour of developers. AndContinue reading “Opposition give green green light to greenbelt land grab”

Places for Everyone: A Plan to Protect Oldham

This week, Oldham Council will hold an extraordinary meeting to debate a motion from the opposition Liberal Democrats that seeks to tear up the Places for Everyone plan for new homes, jobs and sustainable growth. “𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧: 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝, 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜Continue reading “Places for Everyone: A Plan to Protect Oldham”

Greater Manchester Spatial Framework debate in Westminster Hall

Parliament debated the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework this week and I used the opportunity to press for government to step up and work with Greater Manchester to resolve the plans fundamental problems. Without movement and flexibility on the population estimates, which are widely accepted as being out of date and in no way reflective ofContinue reading “Greater Manchester Spatial Framework debate in Westminster Hall”

Response to Oldham Local Plan consultation

OLDHAM Council has begun to develop its Local Plan by launching the first stage consultation which ended on 21st August 2017. The first stage consultation is intended to gather views on what the Local Plan should consider. At this stage it does not consider sites and the assumptions for employment and housing have not beenContinue reading “Response to Oldham Local Plan consultation”