£10m plans for 'big Aldi' thrown out with fears it would cause traffic 'bedlam'

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Controversial plans for a new £10m Aldi store have been turned down by councillors amidst worries over traffic chaos and road safety. The proposed 1,800 sq ft outlet had been earmarked for Chorley New Road close to the Beehive roundabout, known for its heavy congestion, and near the Toughsheet Stadium home of Bolton Wanderers FC.

Access to the store was designed via a new slip road off Chorley New Road with an exit involving a separate junction leading onto De Havilland Way, regulated by a set of traffic lights.

At a Bolton town hall planning committee session, Bryn Richards, Aldi’s real estate director, pitched the project, stating: "This would be our eighth store in Bolton and together with our regional distribution centre we already employ about 1,500 people in

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