Local Life - Wigan - May 2018

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Chequer these out
Up Holland will soon be home to
over a hundred new properties as
planning permission is given the
green light.
West Lancashire Council’s planning department
gave plans the go ahead for the proposed
development in on Chequer Lane, Upholland.
The proposed 116 homes will be constructed by
Morris Homes on a 4.96 hectare site on Chequer
Lane, at the junction with Tower Hill Road by the
M58 bridge.
Wainhomes will also be laying bricks on the land
as they plan to construct 66 new homes at the site,
meaning the new proposal will spike the number of
properties on the land to 182.
Proposed plans include the construction of 18 three
bedroom semi-detached houses, 21 three bedroom
detached houses, and 77 four bedroom detached
houses.
It’s safe to say neighbours aren’t happy, as Chris
Gradwell said: “Upholland can not support another
116 dwellings in a small area with such bad roads
and poor publlic transport.”