'Eyesore' Chinese restaurant to be demolished to make way for new apartment block
A derelict Chinese restaurant in Wigan is set to be demolished to make way for a new affordable apartment block for people with disabilities and extra care needs.
Wigan's Planning Committee rejected the complaints, and said the new plans 'create a much more pleasant street scene' in place of the dilapidated former restaurant. Linda Higham, speaking against the application in the council chamber, said: "If this application goes through it is going to be horrendous for us as it is literally at the bottom of my back garden. We are a quiet residential area of two storey buildings in James Grove.
Coun John Harding said: "I am looking at this and there are a few things not mentioned which are positive. The fact it is 100 per cent affordable housing is really positive. Plans to build affordable homes in the borough were wholly welcomed by the majority of the committee. Coun Fred Walker said: "It seems like a lot more than five years that it has been empty. It's a real eyesore.
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