The link road will run alongside the proposed redevelopment on the Parkside site
BATTLE lines will be drawn over a controversial development on the site of the former Parkside Colliery next week
Outline planning permission was granted for the first phase of the regeneration of the former colliery in last December, which would see it transformed into a major logistics hub.
The site, which is in the green belt, is viewed as a major employment site for St Helens and the Liverpool City Region, with the combined authority approving £24 million for the Parkside Link Road project in November.
The link road, which is also in the green belt, will connect the A49 Winwick Road directly with the M6 at Junction 22 and will act as a by-pass to divert traffic away from Newton-le-Willows, Winwick and Hermitage Green.