COUNCIL chiefs in Bury have narrowly backed a much-delayed masterplan for building new homes and creating jobs which will release thousands of acres of green belt land for housing and industry. At a dramatic meeting of the full council, the Labour controlled council voted 26 to 24 in favour of backing the controversial Places For Everyone plan, which sets out a long term plan for what land in Bury can be freed up for different kinds of development over the next 16 years. All opposition councillors voted against the plans, citing grave concerns about the release of 1,700 hectares of green belt areas for housing and industry in the Elton reservoir, Walshaw and Simister areas.
Housing will be built on Bury s greenbelt land after councillors approve controversial masterplan
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Council narrowly backs development masterplan amid opposition to the release of green belt land
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PLAN: Land near Elton Reservoir has been earmarked for 3,500 homes A MUCH-delayed masterplan for building new homes and creating jobs which is set to release green belt land for development in Bury has been published. Places for Everyone, formed by nine out of the 10 Greater Manchester’s boroughs, will set out what land can be freed up for different kinds of development over the next 16 years. This replaces the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF), abandoned last year after it failed to win the support of Stockport Council. The plans for Bury, which remains similar to the previous draft of the GMSF, include a massive housing project at Elton Reservoir, where 3,500 homes are planned.