Concerns about funding for car parking spaces have been raised as a long awaited health hub prepares to open. The Horwich Health Hub has been one of the town's most anticipated and debated developments since it was first proposed in 2016. Demolishing the old leisure centre and car park to make way for the site on Church Street has since caused huge problems with parking, with concerns this could persist after the hub opens.
Bolton West MP Chris Green said: “There is a concern about car parking spaces funding. “As I understand it, even if an agreement has been reached in principle, the council has still not agreed to the details of these car parking spaces. An artist's impression of the finished Horwich Health Hub (Image: Bolton Council) “And we know that the lack of car parking spaces has for years been a huge source of disruption locally.
” Work on the health hub started in August 2022 and when finished it will house two GP surgeries. There will also be several diagnostics suits, a pharmacy and specialist clinics for mental health and physiotherapy. But Mr Green says that while works have been taking place, this has meant a severe lack of parking places in Horwich.
Funding has already been granted for half the new car park by developers Caddick, coming to around 100 spaces. But Mr Green has warned that if funding is not granted for the second half of the new car park at the site, which he says has only been agreed “on principle” then problems could persist. He sai.
