An electric gate built by a farmer who allegedly 'threatened council workers with a shotgun' still remains standing - 18 months after it was ordered to be torn down.
In April 2021, Rothwells Farm, in Golborne, was allowed to keep an agricultural barn by Wigan Council, despite it being built without initial planning permission and amid numerous complaints from neighbours. At the time, Wigan Council officers were told not to visit the site unaccompanied out of fear for their safety from the farmer, named as Mr Price in official papers.
A Planning Committee meeting, held on March 23, 2021, heard of neighbours' complaints around 'years' of alleged threatening behaviour from the applicant.
