Appeal against council’s rejection of shop and home expansion

The J&S Convenience Store on New Street in Blackrod has the same owner as the property next door.

They previously planned to expand the shop and the residential area upstairs but this was rejected by

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The applicants said the shop was too small and the other property was not big enough for the family who lived there.

In a statement, they said: “The shop is currently too cramped and there is barely enough space for…