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Housing minister rejects Oldham council request to withdraw from controversial 11,500-home scheme
Councillors and residents previously raised concerns over loss of greenbelt land
The housing minister has formally denied Oldham Council’s bid to back out of a housing project set to deliver 11,500 homes on brownfield and greenbelt land.
In a letter to the council, Matthew Pennycook wrote there is “no justification” to approve the withdrawal, in response to a letter from the borough to the secretary of state for housing, Angela Rayner, seeking permission to back out without providing an explanation.
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