A glimmer of hope for Atherton residents affected by Wigan MBC's decision to allow a scrap metal firm to move close to houses on Chanters Industrial Estate.
I'm pleased to say that the Secretary of State has agreed to look at this application again and, for now, it's on hold.
I am delighted that, because of the hard work of local residents, we now have another chance at over-turning Wigan Council’s decision. I must stress that the chances of this are very small and it is not guaranteed that the Secretary of State will even be able to call-in the application in the first place.
In order to help us make the case, we need to give the Secretary of State as much information as possible to help him in his decision. If you do have any material objections to the planning application, including objections as to how the planning application was administered, please send them directly to The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.