Plans for 120 apartments had been submitted to be built on land next to the Westwood Metrolink stop
A huge new 16-storey tower block next to an Oldham tram stop would be an ‘eyesore’ and cause a traffic ‘nightmare’, residents and councillors claim.
“It’s a very tall building, not unique within the landscape, but because of the topography of the town centre, when it’s viewed from the west or the south it would be seen against much of the existing built development in the town. There are benefits in bringing forward a currently developed site that’s been in that condition for quite some time.”
“We remain dissatisfied that sufficient information has been submitted that would demonstrate that a building of this scale could be accommodated, without in effect leading to the removal of all those trees [on Richmond Walk]. It’s difficult to envisage how a building of that scale could be constructed without significant loss of trees and the ecology that’s associated with that.”A resident of Richmond Walk addressed councillors to ‘strongly oppose’ the scheme.
“That’s the only green space that we’ve got in the whole area. I find it absolutely bizarre that a developer is using council land, which is an open space, and suggesting that car parking land should be included there,” he added. Spencer Fretwell, speaking for the application, said the site is currently derelict and there was a ‘lot of antisocial behaviour’ occurring there.
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