Absolute hell plan approved

A FOODSTORE at Warrington has won retrospective planning consent for a refrigeration plant said to have made life “absolute hell” for nearby residents.
Members of the borough council’s planning committee decided the development was acceptable after hearing acoustic screening had been installed which had dramatically improved the situation.
Co-operative Estates were granted permission for the installation at their store in Knutsford Road, Grappenhall at the third attempt.
The first application, in 2012, was withdrawn and a second proposal was rejected in 20013
The committee was told the original proposal triggered objections from neighbours, from Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council and from local borough councillors.
Residents claimed noise and vibrations from the plant was making their life an “absolute hell.”
They had complained to the company on 200 occasions – without success.
It was claimed the problem had existed for two years and that residents had endured sleepless nights through noise and vibrations with one house in Georges Crescent “literally shaking.”
But the situation had now improved dramatically.
Councillors approved the scheme, subject to additional sound-reducing louvres being installed.