Objectors believe that a new House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Leigh would only add to a problems in a 'nightmare area for parking'. If approved, the plan is to flatten a building that currently operates as a takeaway in one unit and a hairdresser in the other and replace it with a five-bed HMO.
Applicant Osman Gulum wants to retain the retail units on Manchester Road and have the residential space on the first floor above the two shops. The bedrooms, which are also classed as living areas for the residents, would be nine square metres in size and have access to one kitchen and two bathrooms.
One of the 35 letters of objection sent into Wigan Council stated: "A major point of concern is the illegal parking of vehicles on the pedestrian crossing and the zig zag lines blocking people's driveways on a regular basis whilst visiting the two retail units.
