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Plans to create a 24-bedroom shared house within a former church have been rejected.

The proposals, for the Victorian Wesley Mission building, on Hardman Street near the centre of Farnworth, were described by council planners as having ‘a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the existing building and surrounding area’.

The plans, submitted in September by J1 Investments Ltd, pushed for the building to be converted over the two existing floors, with 12 rooms to each floor.

Each floor would have a shared kitchen and dining room. All rooms would have en-suite bathrooms.

The building is currently vacant, with it last being used as a photographic studio.

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