Save Our Playing Field

Oak Avenue Recreation Land under threat

Bury Council is considering plans for 9 houses on the well-used recreation field at Oak Avenue, Holcombe Brook.This field is not surplus land.

• It is protected recreation land (UDP Policy RT2/1)
• Local children play football, cricket and run around here
• Residents walk dogs, exercise and meet friends here
• The community has maintained it for years (including paying for mowing)

Bury already has enough housing land. Major Places for Everyone sites will deliver over 6,000 new homes(Elton Reservoir, Walshaw and Simister Bowlee). The Council’s own Local Plan shows a surplus of housing land.

What is part of the formal application?

The formal application (Permission in Principle – reference 73515) only seeks approval for:“the construction of up to 9 detached dwellings with associated residential curtilages and parking arrangements” (everything else is just illustrative)

Don’t let them take our local green space.

What you can do:

1. Object to planning application 73515 on the Council website - deadline 28th August 2026

Keep this field for our children and community.