A group in Wigan who are keen to see the town centre development involve residents have come up with a new way of getting a consensus everyone is happy with. The Friends of Wigan Town Centre group feel like the people have been fobbed off by Wigan Council as plans for the redevelopment of the Galleries was put through.
The Galleries shopping centre and Wigan Market will be demolished to make way for apartments, food and drink outlets and entertainment venues. A hotel, 464 homes and a multimedia centre with a cinema, ten-lane bowling alley and indoor mini golf are planned as part of the Galleries 25 project – a joint venture partnership between developers Cityheart and BCEGI UK.
A new market hall with stalls, shops and offices has also been proposed. Planning permission for the major redevelopment was approved back in November 2021 after a vote by councillors on the planning committee.
