RE the 600-home super estate on the Metal Box site.

Cllr Andy Morgan: "This development is going to take five years to build, so it will not appear overnight." Cllr David Wilkinson: "We need more affordable housing in Westhoughton and this promises to offer that."

The pace of development and affordability of houses will, as ever, be determined by market forces. As for Bowlands Hey, Lee Hall and Ditchens Farm, these won't be used for growing potatoes again.

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