Objections failed to stop licence A council highway engineer had
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complained about access to the operating centre, but Albu said there were many sites with unsuitable access. It was up to the highway authority to take action if it felt it was necessary.
Granting the application, Albu said that though he had sympathy with the objections, the industrial estate was used by other vehicles 24 hours a day so he did not feel able to refuse the application on environmental grounds.
Warrington Borough Council was concerned by any increased use of the access, which was on the derestricted busy A574 trunk road, and the house holder opposite the site entrance complained about being prevented from getting in and out of his property by turning vehicles.
For the company, John Backhouse said that the operating centre was part of an industrial estate and a road network had been laid out. The extra traffic generated by Avialink would be small, compared with the amount of traffic already using the estate.