An ambitious bid to create a leisure and entertainment hub featuring live music, restaurants and bars in Wigan has been given the green light.
Approval has been granted for the creation of STACK Wigan, a development in part of the former Debenhams store at the Grand Arcade.
The Debenhams store closed in 2021 and has been vacant since then, with pop up charity shop Rebuild With Hope using the building in the interim.
A report on Wigan’s planning portal said: “The proposal includes bar areas and food hall operators at ground level with seating and a stage area which will host live entertainment events, including music and comedy nights. “This will be replicated on the first floor.
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