Bolton Council's cabinet and other councillors clashed on the sale of a site in the town centre for a total of £4. Church Wharf's sale was approved by the cabinet this week after an attempt to call it in for additional scrutiny. On Monday (July 22), at the town hall, leader Nick Peel, deputy leader Akhtar Zaman and cabinet members said the sale of the site in the town centre was a significant step in the development of more than 400 homes and a hotel by the developer Watson Homes.

They said the council is at risk of returning around £1.4 million of Brownfield Fund funding to the combined authority and of not receiving another £5.2 million of Brownfield Fund funding from the combined authority unless there is work on Church Wharf "urgently".

ALSO READ: What do Andy Burnham's Bee Network ambitions mean in Bolton? Cllr Peel said: "I think there is some misunderstanding in terms of what is in this for us but what is in this for us is the regeneration of the town centre. "If we do not make these decisions there will not be any regeneration of the town centre and we will give the Brownfield Fund back to the GMCA." Cllr David Grant, leader of Horwich and Blackrod First, attempted to call in the approval to the next arranged Place Scrutiny Committee on August 20.

He withdrew the call-in of the approval when he was told there is a newly arranged Place Scrutiny Committee within days and while he is on holiday. (Image: JM Architects) Cllr Grant said: "We cannot give away our assets f.