Radcliffe: Decision delayed on plans to build football pitches and clubhouse | Bury Times

A decision on whether to build four football pitches and a clubhouse on green belt land in Radcliffe has been delayed as councillors said they needed further information. Wyresdale AFC is hoping to move from its base off Inverbeg Drive in Breightmet, Bolton, to land off Radcliffe Moor Road. The site is less than a mile away but is in the borough of Bury. Bolton Wyresdale joined up with Westchurch Homes Ltd to propose the development on agricultural land off Radcliffe Moor Road. It would consist of four football pitches, a new clubhouse, changing facilities and car parking. The club wished to work with Westchurch Homes to use their old ground in Bolton to build affordable housing in exchange for them moving to a new site nearby. In June, Bolton Council threw out those plans to build 94 Bolton at Home properties on the Breightmet site, which provoked 142 objections. However, the plans for the new ground in Radcliffe, which have also been met with extensive opposition, went before Bury Council’s planning committee this week. Dozens of objectors attended the meeting, with the public gallery appearing full. Plans for the proposed ground in Radcliffe Speaking against the plans, Gerard Tucker,…
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