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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Bury s electoral wards could be set to change as new draft boundaries announced
It will mean changes in nearly all of the town s wards.
Bury s council wards could be changing (Image: Copyright Unknown)
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A new political map for Bury is being drawn up with changes to the vast majority of the current council wards.
SUCCESS: Radcliffe First celebrate a successful local election LABOUR remain in control of Bury Council following a set of results which left the Conservatives ruing what they saw as a lost opportunity. Overall Labour lost one seat to finish with 27 but the Tories were unable to make any real gains across the Borough and remain with 15 seats. Labour were able to win Ramsbottom from the Conservatives with voters also returning to the party in Prestwich following previous concerns about Labour s antisemitism issues. Sedgley also voted Labour with Conservative Carrol Bernstein losing her seat. Perhaps the story of the day was the success of the hyper-local party Radcliffe First who gained two seats at the expense of Labour to add to their two seats in the town.