Shaw and Crompton Parish Council have recommended refusal of the planning application to convert the former Weavers Answer public house on Milnrow Road Shaw to an 18 bedroom hostel.

The Parish Council heard from several members of the public who expressed concerns that the development was inappropriate for the area.

The council voted in favour of refusal on the grounds of: design, scale and massing, loss of privacy, visual amenity, potential for noise and disturbance and layout density.

The application will now be considered by the Oldham Borough Council planning committee prior to a decision, at the request of your Liberal Democrat Councillors for Shaw.