Oldham rubber stamps nearly 300 homes
Two applications concerning a 30-acre plot at the former Shaw distribution centre and nine acres of land at the former Hartford Mill site have been approved.
The former Shaw distribution centre
Bellway Homes now has consent to build 192 homes at the site off Linney Lane, in what is the second phase of the redevelopment of the former distribution and warehousing hub.
Councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of approval for the APD-designed scheme.
The development is being delivered in partnership with Great Places Housing, which will manage 110 of the properties.
A mixture of mews, semi-detached, and detached properties will be built.
The project team comprises Pell Frischmann, TPM Landscape, Red Acoustics, JSP Sustainability, Rachel Hacking Ecology, E3P, Ascerta, and Nightingale Environmental.
Pegasus Group is the scheme’s planning consultant.
To view the application, use the reference number RES/353501/24 on Oldham Council’s planning portal.
Hartford Mill was demolished in 2020. Credit: Google Earth
The former Hartford Mill site
Landowner Barry Parker’s outline plans to redevelop the land where the mill once stood to host 93 homes have been approved.
The decision to approve the application was unanimous.
Serviam Planning was the planning consultant for the scheme which has received outline approval which confirms that the land can developed with no overriding constraints.
Originally built in 1907, the grade two-listed mill was demolished in 2020 after councillors claimed the site had become a “death trap”.
To view the application, use the reference number OUT/353664/24 on Oldham Council’s planning portal.
Such a missed opportunity for a site that is within 5-10mins of the Metrolink stop… reverting to the standard suburban model when something of a higher density and more walkable would have brought more tangible economic benefits. Good to see the density policy in PfE is being used to maximum effect…
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