Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed the U-turn by the Government, which has now instructed Warrington Council not to grant planning permission on the vast logistics site near Junction 20 on the M6. Previously they had announced that the Council could go ahead.
Grappenhall Councillor Ryan Bate will be stepping down this summer to take up a new job in the USA.
The government has confirmed that the Secretary of State will not call in the decision by Warrington Borough Council's Development Management Committee to approve the massive Six56 warehouse development at Appleton Thorn and the junction of the M6 and M56 motorways.
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