New estate could be built on farmland in Tameside town

Giant new housing scheme planned for Mossley countryside.

A new estate could soon be built on farmland in a Tameside town.

Some 175 homes are for green space off Huddersfield Road in Mossley.

Proposals also include a play area; a road connecting the houses to Huddersfield Road; and footpaths linking to the surrounding green space.

The ‘linear open space’ through the centre of the site would also include ‘opportunities for informal play and recreation in the form of benches, natural play logs and play boulders’, developer Wain Homes said.

In a previous stage of the planning process it was suggested that more high-end homes would help tackle the shortage of ‘executive’ properties in the area. Some 26 of the houses would be affordable (priced up to 80 per cent of market rate) – which is 15 pc of the total housing allocation.

The site, between Hey Farm Estate and Mossley Hollins High School, is thought to be ideal as it is within a stone’s throw of schools, shops, medical facilities, sport and recreational areas.

During a previous public consultation on the plans, which first emerged back in 2019, Mossley residents expressed concerns over traffic problems and flooding on Huddersfield Road, near to Hey Farm. Over 500 objections were lodged with the council before outline approval was granted by Tameside council’s planning panel in December 2023.

This latest move from Wain Homes is what is called a reserve matters application. Outline planning permission finds out whether a development’s scale and nature is okay in principle, with reserved matters finalising the plans with design and landscaping. 

Planning papers read: “The submitted plans demonstrate that the proposed development would comprise a high quality scheme that would integrate well with the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

“It has been demonstrated that the proposed development is compliant with the development plan and planning permission should be granted without delay.”

If this reserved matters application is approved by the local authority, building work can start.

Layout Of 175-home scheme off Huddersfield Road, Mossley. Credit: Wain Homes