{"id":383192,"date":"2025-08-29T19:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/383192\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T19:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:13:13","slug":"the-fate-of-a-sheep-shelter-that-outraged-greater-manchester-villagers-to-be-decided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/383192\/","title":{"rendered":"The fate of a sheep shelter that outraged Greater Manchester villagers to be decided"},"content":{"rendered":"

The decision on the matter was deferred last time outThe structure in question<\/p>\n

A controversial sheep shelter plan in Rochdale is set to go back before the planning committee.<\/p>\n

In November 2024, Wardle residents were outraged when they spotted a new structure built in the field behind the former Halfway House pub. It had been constructed at the back of someone\u2019s back garden, seven metres from the house.<\/p>\n

Town hall planning officers put a stop to construction and urged applicant Sajid Hussain to submit a part-retrospective application for the shelter.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of objectors who live near the site, off Wardle Road, piled into Number One Riverside last year <\/a>to make the planning committee aware of their concerns.<\/p>\n

To see planning applications; traffic and road diversions and layout changes; and more, visit the Public Notices Portal HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Objectors felt the plan was a ruse to bypass planning laws and create a new home on green belt land. They said the sheep shelter \u2018met the requirements for a one-bed, one-bathroom property\u2019.<\/p>\n

Ray Walton, speaking on behalf of objectors at the meeting, said: \u201cThis is luxury for the sheep. This is bypassing laws to build a house on greenbelt land.<\/p>\n

“A compromise would be to build the sheep shelter further away from the homes. It doesn\u2019t need to be near the road because sheep don\u2019t drive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FormerFormer Halfway House pub off Wardle Road in Wardle(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n

Umar Hussain, speaking on behalf of the applicant, said the shelter being \u2018too luxurious\u2019 for the animals should not be a concern, adding it was intended as a hobby for his client.<\/p>\n

After a fierce debate, the committee agreed the location on the field was unsuitable for sheep, given the close proximity to houses, and wanted to see the shelter moved to a different location. For legal and planning reasons this needed to be discussed and altered, so a decision could not be made on the night.<\/p>\n

The planning committee agreed to defer the application decision so planning officers, Mr Hussain and residents could consult on the change of area.<\/p>\n

Now a new proposal is back, looking to demolish the existing shelter and create a new shelter directly behind the former Halfway House pub.<\/p>\n

The planning committee will convene on September 4 to make a final decision on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The decision on the matter was deferred last time outThe structure in question A controversial sheep shelter plan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383193,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,728,4884,2465,285,1170,1171,16,15,133073],"class_list":{"0":"post-383192","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-environment","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-politics","14":"tag-rochdale","15":"tag-rochdale-council","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-wardle"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115113650529893246","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}