All the key developments planned for Greater Manchester this week

Improved infrastructure for sports players and fans is the theme within the planning applications submitted to councils this week.

In east Manchester the ‘Citylink’ path, originally designed for the Commonwealth Games in 2002, has been touted for improvement. The plans state this is to contend with the larger footfall brought about by the increased capacity planned for the Etihad stadium and Co-op Live opening.

On the edge of the Greater Manchester region in Mossley, a new sports facility has been tabled at the back of a glass manufacturing warehouse.

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The space is currently unused and would become the new home of an indoor football pitch and cricket nets for the use of the general public, if approved.

Here is a breakdown of each borough’s submitted planning applications this week

No new significant planning applications have been submitted to Bolton Council this week.

The planning applications submitted relate to smaller scale plans such as housing extensions and modifications of already approved plans.

Communication hubs set for Bury town centre will include phone charging points and defibrillators

‘Communication hubs’ including defibrillators and phone charging ports are set to be installed at three spots in Bury town centre.

Planning permission is being sought to put the hubs at Haymarket Street and outside the Rock and Millgate shopping centres. The units offer free calls to landlines and range of functions that include free Wi-Fi, a 32-inch touch screen with access to local web pages, a publicly accessible defibrillator and both USB and wireless device charging ports.

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