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A developer has revealed plans for a new 230-home estate on green belt land. Persimmon have published a public consultation document for a green field site on Chew Moor Lane, Westhoughton.

The homes are earmarked for current agricultural land between Lostock Cricket Club to Bolton Road. The land, close to the M61, is currently two field parcels separated by a farm access track running west to east.

Persimmon said the field parcels are subdivided by fencing into a number of horse paddocks. There is no current planning application for the development, but that is expected to be submitted after a period of consultation.

The developer said it intends to argue that the land does not contribute to the purposes of the green belt and therefore should be reclassified to allow ho

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