A huge plan to build more than 300 ‘high-quality’ homes and a school in Littleborough has been tabled with council bosses. Bloor Homes has submitted proposals for 312 homes; a primary school; and an extension to the car park at Hollingworth Lake Country Park.
The majority of the homes would have four bedrooms – 122. There will also be three and five-bed homes. A total of 47 two and three-bedroom homes would be be available for rent at social housing rates.
The site, off Hollingworth Road, is currently farmland. A new park and a tree-lined ‘green corridor’ linking Rochdale Canal to Hollingworth Lake and a circular footpath network are also planned.
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Developers have committed to the ‘future homes standard’, meaning every property will be energy efficient. There are plans for electric vehicle charting points, as well as super-fast broadband to every home.
A ‘hybrid’ application has been tabled with the town hall – for full planning permission for homes as well as outline planning…
