The biggest planning decisions made across Greater Manchester this week

A string of applications for huge masts across the Greater Manchester region have dominated council planning discussions this week.

With 5G coverage and better internet speeds becoming a priority for government, the latest sweep of planning applications is especially prominent in Oldham. In recent weeks there have been a total of 32 separate applications for 15m high ‘air-fibre’ poles designed to carry high speed broadband across the borough.

The developer responsible for the applications, IX Wireless, launched in 2017 with the goal of bringing ‘21st-century digital infrastructure to towns and cities across the North West and beyond’.

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As expected, there are a number of applications for housing developments but there has been a lack of any major decisions made across the region. One important decision for the emergency services means Whitefield in Bury will soon see a new fire station built.

The current site on Bury New Road was built in the 1960’s and is overdue for an upgrade - which Bury Council decided was up to scratch.

Here are the various decisions made in each borough of Greater Manchester:

Fourteen bus lane cameras to be switched on in Greater Manchester town - with drivers risking hefty fines

Motorists in Bolton are set to be hit with more fines for the unauthorised use of bus lanes when new enforcement cameras are switched on next week.

The bus lane cameras will be activated on Monday, October 9 and drivers who contravene bus lanes at 14 locations in Bolton during operating hours will receive penalty charge notices.

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