THE demolition of a former supermarket to make way for a new library and health centre is expected to take place in November.
The latest plans to demolish the former Tesco and build the new centre in Little Lever could be discussed by the planning committee after the summer recess in August.
Plans to turn the supermarket into a modern facility have been in the pipeline since the store moved from Market Street to Crossley Street at the end of 2014.
Bolton Council chiefs gave the go-ahead for the building to be demolished to make way for a purpose-built facility in October 2018.
Two planning applications for the project were approved — one in September 2016 and another in November 2017 — both of which involved converting the building, rather than a full rebuild.
Little Lever and Darcy Lever councillor Sean Hornby said the development has been a long time coming but promised that now, "it's all systems go".
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