Oldham, UNITED KINGDOM

Partnername   Location
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
   Country United Kingdom
  Region Greater Manchester
  City Oldham
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www.oldham.gov.uk

 

     

Action Planning in Oldham Metropolitan Borough, United Kingdom

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is located in a sub-region of the Greater Manchester in in the North West region of England. In Oldham some 430 former landfill sites are identified, monitored and recorded. Closedlandfill sites can be redeveloped in Oldham whitin national funding and statutory (planning guidance) constraints and only where economic viability can be demonstrated.

Landfills in the Moston Brook Corridor (71 hectares)
Reflecting SufalNet's feasibility assesment Oldham Council selected a site or rather a corridor of sites from amongst its 430 identified landfills sites, know as the Moston Brook Corridor.  This site selection is based on a mixture of environmental, social and derelict issues and contains 2 former closed landfill sites managed by GMWDA and Oldham Council. The local communities have an active desire to see the corridor improved for the benefit of visitors and residents alike. The site suffers from 'anti-social behaviour' such as the misuse of off-road motor bikes. The restoration of 71 hectares of derelict land, some of which is former landfill, would transform the image of the area.

The Masterplan envisages Moston Brook as:

  • A strategic green corridor within the Greater Manchester Green Infrastructure Network
  • A safe and accessible public open space offering a range of recreational uses for local people and visitors
  • An ecologically rich and diverse green space and wildlife corridor

The Moston Brook Corridor is selected by the Newlands programme for Regenation funding.

 
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