en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Tameside Council approved a property development plan by a vote of 5 to 4, allowing the developer to build 444 homes on a 60-acre site on Stockport Road. The decision was passed in the council vote despite over 350 public objections.

Property developer Sintra Property Developments submitted the planning application in May 2025 to build a new community between Gee Cross and Woodley. The site was originally part of the Green Belt but was removed from the Green Belt designation as part of the Greater Manchester "Places for Everyone" spatial strategy adopted in 2024.

Full planning permission is currently being sought, with plans to convert the Grade II listed building Apethorn Farmhouse into four homes and demolish the nearby Pear Tree Farm buildings to clear the land for development. The project has obtained outline permission for 440 new homes, ranging from one-bedroom to four-bedroom units, with 15% designated as affordable housing.

The project team includes James Bell Architecture, Planit, AshtonHale, CBO Transport, Soil Environment Services, BWB Consulting, Tyler Grange, Orion Heritage, Design for Security, GTech Surveys, Element Sustainability, Weetwood, Shaw Stephens Consulting, RJK Consulting, Stephen Levrant Heritage Architecture, and Thomasons.

At the same meeting, Tameside Council also approved its own plan to build a 171-space multi-storey car park on Waterloo Road in Stalybridge.

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