Residents go to war over 'cruise ships'

ACTION GROUP FORMED IN FIGHT AGAINST GIANT WAREHOUSES LOOMING OVER HOMES

- By NICK JACKSON Local Democracy Reporting Service

FURIOUS residents have formed an action group as enormous 'cruise ship' warehouses are being built behind their homes.

Some householders say they are now facing financial ruin, claiming the new development has caused several house sales on the Henfold Estate in Tyldesley to fall through.

Almost 300 residents crammed into Astley Community Club as the Astley and Mosley Common Warehouse Action Group was launched.

It follows the appearance of enormous steel structures, which are part of a 350,000 sq ft industrial site.

These tower over fences and hedges, completely overshadowing homes just metres away from the development.

Residents, some of whom bought their homes under Wigan's shared ownership scheme, say construction work and the stress are affecting their mental health.

It's also claimed that the work is adversely affecting staff and pupils at Garrett Hall Primary School, which also stands in the shadow of the warehouses.

Wigan's planning committee initially approved outline plans for a development of low-rise warehouses in 2015, which residents living on the Tyldesley estate then supported because the buildings proposed were smaller and not as intrusive.