Plans to turn a former funeral directors into a nine-bedroom house of multiple occupation (HMO) have been refused following dozens of objections.
The Prospect Street site in Tyldesley would have created more problems for an area that already has 'already extreme cases of anti-social behaviour', one objector claims. In a part of the town where parking is already scarce, those who lobbied against this plan by applicant Ryan Wrigley, this would only heighten the problem.
This end of terrace property corners Prospect Street and Poplar Street without off-road parking capabilities - leading to questions as to where the 10 potential new residents would park.