Following launch of CPRE, Campaign to Protect Rural England State of Brownfield 2019, I'm now in Manchester discussing the findings of our research, barriers to brownfield development and how they may be overcome with cprelancs Crispin Truman now posting on Bluesky and colleagues from Manchester and Liverpool city regions

A common situation up and down the country #GMSF2019 #GMSF #15yearplan

New Homes Bonus was worth a total of £1.6m to Oldham Council in last Financial Year. That's why more housing is planned Emma... #GMSF2019 #GMSF #15Yearplan

We're taking an unfair amount of Greenbelt loss if these plans come to fruition... #GMSF2019 #15yearplan #saveourgreenbelt saveroytonsgreenbelt.com/single-post/20…

Great to see all our passionate colleagues from around Greater Manchester #GMSF2019

Please follow this Account from our neighbours in Saddleworth. They are fighting against a cause close to our heart Save OUR Valley Lees, Springhead & Grotton🍃💚🍃 #gmsf2019 #gmsf #oldhamhour

Let's see what happens now.. #GMSF #GMSF2019

Yes. Bringing back the Fund would be a massive step in the right direction... #GMSF #Saveourgreenbelt #oldhamhour

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Thanks Greater Manchester Combined Authority & the groups representing @SGMG2017 for attending a meeting today about the “lessons learned from the 2019 consultation & next steps”. Great to hear GMCA are consulting with all stakeholders to gain their feedback before the next consultation. PPPPP!#GMSF2020

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So this is what happens to a Councillor in Oldham who does what he's actually elected to do...namely representing his constituents, and standing up for local issues #oldhamhour #GMSF facebook.com/groups/saveour…

Seems like only those residents of Grasmere Estate who fall into the Crompton Ward have received this letter. Do the flooding issues associated with Hanging Chadder not equally affect those in Royton North? #GMSF #OldhamHour

They say of Halton Council - “We believe they are a disgrace and make their decisions based purely on economic need, riding roughshod over planning laws.” I don't think this is limited to Halton Council and many GM Councils behave in a similar way. thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news…

Stop listening to greedy developers and force them to remediate brownfield. If you give them the opportunity, they will build on green spaces every time and ignore the more difficult to build on brownfield sites. business-live.co.uk/economic-devel…

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This Guardian article demonstrates how unconnected Royton is from reliable Public Transport. With no direct access to the Tram or Rail Network, more houses in the Royton area would lead to a huge increase in cars on our already jammed local roads. theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/f…