Comments on: New supermarket gets go-ahead

By: Christie Merrick

Christie Merrick — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:15:40 +0000

I for one think that the Sainsburys being built is a amazing idea, what about the many people in westhoughton that dont own a car? It would be alot easier for them instead of gettin on the bus with their weeks-worth of shopping wouldn’t it?

By: Karen Dickie

Karen Dickie — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:17:34 +0000

I and many other local residents are VERY ANGRY AND DISAPPOINTED that the planning application was approved. We do not want another food outlet which will provide only duplicate the existing choices of foods and prices available at the Coop. It will not draw people into Westhoughton, and iany one who chooses to shop at the new store will be highly unlikely to then cross an extremely busy main road to buy goods from the existing shops on Market Street and may subsequently be the death of our existing high street. Further more we do not want our already limited recreational facilities relocating to a site away from Westhoughton centre, the cricket ground on Cricketers Way (the name may be relevant) is an important local venue for various youth activities cricket, rounders, etc. and not all our young participants will be able to travel to the new location (they might as well just head down to Daisy Hill Cricket club where the facilities already exist).

By: Hugh Dodson

Hugh Dodson — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:09:33 +0000

No, No, No. There are enough supermarkets close by, with one already within 200 yards of the proposal. We need as much green space as we can retain. We do not need anything which attracts even more traffic into this poorly-planned area. As to the jobs created -what about the potential losses to existing businesses?

By: Chris Seal,Magaret Thorpe

Chris Seal,Magaret Thorpe — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:27:37 +0000

So you think it’s O.K just to have a Co-Op in an area that has more than trebled in size over the last few years. You talk about traffic, look no further than the Reebok. If this was a housing application, it would already have been passed!!!!

By: Greg Bell

Greg Bell — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:59:48 +0000

The road network of Westhoughton is already in a poor state, anyone who travels at peak periods will know this, therefore to add a major supermarket would invite chaos. By putting a junction on Cricketeers Way for access you would have to assume the inculsion of another set of traffic lights, four in approx 250m, plain crazy! Also why are people not asking the question about the reduction in public access, the proposal to build on the Hoskers reduces this greatly. Ask yourselves this, why does Westhoughton need another supermarket, is the community not lacking in other ammenities to which this land would be better used?

By: j morley

j morley — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:55:47 +0000

i agree we need a new supermarket but not at cricketers way why not put sainsburys on the hoskers or on leigh road next to the new estate, there is also land on bolton road at the old mill site

By: david mclaughlin

david mclaughlin — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:52:40 +0000

i am opposed the construction of this store as the road network from chequerbent roundabout down and along cricketers way on to wigan rd is already at full capacity. just trying to get home to green meadows is a nightmare every day and i am sure this supermarket would only make things worse.