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The council will invest £35.6m THE council says £35.6m will be invested into new housing developments. The authority says that investments in much-needed housing developments, building on key partnerships and wide-ranging home improvements are ensuring its commitment to the right homes, for the right people in the right places is fulfilled. Over the next year £35.6m will be invested into new housing development and central to Wigan Council’s housing vision is making good on pledges to increase affordability of new homes, improve energy efficiency through installation of greener retrofits and reducing those in crisis through better provision or intervention services.
Top Chapel, in Tyldesley A NEW strategy aimed at protecting the borough’s heritage sites and using them to guide regeneration will be adopted following a public consultation. The Historic Environment Strategy (HES) was approved at a meeting of Wigan’s Council’s cabinet members this week. It is the first of its kind in the borough and looks at how public and privately owned locations can be preserved, enhanced and play a key role in regeneration plans for local communities. It also sets out expectations for building owners and tenants and outlines the council’s top priorities for preserving the borough’s rich heritage.