New accommodation for homeless people in Wigan has been given the go-ahead despite concerns neighbours' concerns over the potential for an increase in crime and anti-social behaviour.
The block of four flats in Atherton will replace the old Warwick Road Stores. Residents raised concerned over its proximity to a playground and a school, a planning committee was told.
At a Wigan Town Hall meeting, councillor James Paul Watson read a statement from residents, some of whom were concerned people moving in could be 'drug addicts and paedophiles'.
