THE integrity of Bolton’s entire planning system was at stake with the Grundy Fold part-built homes inquiry, a leading councillor has said.
On Wednesday, the Planning Inspectorate rejected appeals from the owners to save the five luxury million pound detached properties, at Grundy Fold Farm.
They were built outside the agreed permission, on an open, rural, hillside off Chorley Old Road, between Horwich and Doffcocker.
The ruling means that enforcement action issued in 2018 from Bolton Council to demolish the homes remains in place and must be done within the next 12 months.
Ward councillor and cabinet member Andy Morgan said if the inspector had ruled that the homes could remain where they are and be completed it could have led to to a free for all for developers in the borough.