Council pulls plans for 'high nets' course at beauty spot - despite approving scheme just weeks ago
Rochdale council has pulled plans for a ‘high nets’ activity course at a popular beauty spot despite the proposals getting the go-ahead just last month. Proposals for the ‘’action adventure’ leisure attraction at Hollingworth Lake, in Littleborough, were passed by a majority vote of the authority’s planning committee in mid-February.
READ MORE: Children’s services in Rochdale still ‘require improvement’ as watchdog finds council has failed to make ‘sufficient progress’ “I can fully understand they want to move forward and make Hollingworth Lake a special place to visit, but there are ways and means of doing it,” she added. “People are happy and content with the way it is and do not want it spoiled.”Coun Davidson, accepts that improvements needed to be made in the area - but remains adamant the high nets course ‘is not one of them’.
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