Kearsley Social Club in Manchester Road to make way for the new housing has been approved by the council's planning committee.
It comes after councillors deferred their decision last month to allow the developer to address concerns about the size of the flats, lack of amenity space and its proximity to a bungalow in Holcombe Close.Since then, the three-storey building has been redesigned so that it is two metres further away from the neighbouring property.But the number of apartments, size of the flats and amenity space on site were not amended by applicant Watson Homes.Kearsley councillor Mark Cunningham told Bolton Council's planning committee he remains “totally unconvinced”.He said: “It’s merely moving the building a few feet and it.
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