Planning permission has been granted for Wainhomes to build up to 150 homes near Parrs Lane, Aughton, with access to Prescot Road. The plans were approved by the council in December and are subject to planning permission. The chairman of Aughton Residents Group said, “This decision will totally alter the characteristics of the area, turning it from a rural area into a large housing estate with its many accompanying problems.”
Planning permission has been granted for Wainhomes to build up to 150 homes near Parrs Lane, Aughton, with access to Prescot Road. A controversial move forward, local campaigners fear that this ruling may soon be extended, allowing Redrow Homes to build up to 250 new homes to the north-west of Parrs Lane. The chairman of Aughton Residents Group said, “This decision will totally alter the characteristics of the area, turning it from a rural area into a large housing estate with its many accompanying problems.”