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Coun James Fish, near the ‘cruise liner’ warehouses development<\/p>\n‘Councillors are saying they regret making the decision., something’s not right’Coun James Fish, near the ‘cruise liner’ warehouses development<\/p>\n
The only councillor who voted against the \u2018cruise liner\u2019 warehouses now taking shape in Tyldesley, dwarfing hundreds of nearby houses, has quit Wigan<\/a>\u2019s planning committee.<\/p>\n And Coun James Fish fired a broadside at former colleagues on the committee who have since admitted \u2018privately\u2019 that they wish they had voted against the plans.<\/p>\n The controversy over the 60-foot-high warehouses at what is to be known as Astley Business Park is rumbling on. Residents of a 2,500-strong protest group are due to meet Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham<\/a> today.<\/p>\n To see planning applications; traffic and road diversions and layout changes; and more, visit the Public Notices Portal <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Coun Fish told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): \u201cWe\u2019re supposed to serve communities with integrity, but we\u2019ve got councillors coming out privately saying they didn\u2019t realise how tall the Tyldesley warehouses were going to be and that they wish they\u2019d voted against it, councillors falling asleep in meetings and turning up late.<\/p>\n \u201cThe system can\u2019t support a community that\u2019s ruled by the national Government about what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n He went on: \u201cI get frustrated with the planning system, not just locally but nationally as well. It doesn\u2019t favour residents or the community, especially with the Government saying it\u2019s going to move from Green Belt to Grey Belt.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we\u2019ve got councillors saying they regret making the decision and they didn\u2019t realise how tall the warehouses were, something\u2019s not right.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of the planning applications that have been approved over the last couple of years are highly questionable.<\/p>\n Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Join our Court and Crime WhatsApp group <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI also contend that the current public consultation process, as guided by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), is not serving the community effectively and requires a major overhaul. The balance between developer interests and community input must be recalibrated to better reflect residents\u2019 views.\u201d<\/p>\n In a letter to planning committee chair Coun Paul Kenny \u2013 seen by the LDRS \u2013 the Tyldesley and Mosley Common councillor said: \u201cI am writing to formally resign from the planning committee, effective immediately. While I have not taken this decision lightly, I believe it is in the best interests of myself, the residents I represent, the planning committee, and the local planning authority.\u201d<\/p>\n