All the key developments submitted across Greater Manchester this week

Two new drive-thrus in Oldham and a £5m family attraction in Heaton Park are the big talking points for planning developments this week across Greater Manchester.

Manchester Council have asked for expressions of interest from the private sector over plans to build an outdoor and indoor play and education centre in a 640 acre spot inside the park.

Over in Oldham, two well-known chains could soon be bringing their trade to the car park of Tesco Superstore.

Starbucks and Greggs could soon be opening as drive-thrus in the area, the latter being the first of its kind in the borough if they are approved.

Here is a look at the different applications borough by borough…

Demolition of long-closed pub planned to make way for block of flats

A long-closed pub building is set to be demolished and replaced with a block of flats.

Plans have been submitted to knock down the former White Horse Hotel on Egerton Street, Farnworth and build a three-storey block of one and two-bed flats. Plans submitted in the past week by applicant Patrick O’Neill said the White Horse Hotel closed in 1996 and only the first floor is now partially occupied and used as offices.

The property adjoining the hotel was a betting shop until it closed.

Empty mill building to be turned into housing for people with mental health issues

An empty mill is to be transformed into housing for people with mental health issues.

Bury Council plans to create supported living accommodation for 14 adults at Topping Mill. The mill building, in Topping Street, Bury is a red-brick, two-storey former industrial mill constructed in the mid to late 1800s.

The building was occupied by confectioners Scott & Rosse before they vacated it in the 1960s, and has been vacant for