Bury’s GMSF Debate – Statement

Last night (Wednesday 1 February 2017) a proposal that  Bury Council pull out of the Greater Manchester Strategic Framework was rejected. Liberal Democrat and Conservative councillors voted to pull out, but Labour councillors voted to stay in.

Speaking after the debate, Liberal Democrat Group Leader on Bury Councillor Tim Pickstone said:

“We recognise the need for more homes and more jobs, but for us GMSF is just a bad deal for Bury. In the deal we’re losing 20% of our green belt, Prestwich and Whitefield/Unsworth are losing almost 50%.

“Bury already suffers from congestion on our roads, motorways and public transport, and we have real air quality problems as a result”.

“We’re calling on Bury to develop it’s own local Bury Plan, looking forwards 15 years, not the 20 years proposed by GMSF.”

“We’ve been beaten this time, but the fight will continue until we get the deal that is right for Bury.”

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