XANA-DO or Xana-don't will depend on a May 5 vote.

In just nine days councillors will decide whether to give the green light to the £150m giant snowdome and watersports centre planned for Leigh.

Public interest in the Pennington project is so high the May 5 planning committee meeting may be held in the Council chamber at Wigan Town Hall because officials fear interested parties might not all fit into a committee room.

Before making a decision planners will next Thursday visit joint developer Acer Snowmec's Telford headquarters in Shropshire to view the company's artificial snow centre.

And later that day they will tour the proposed Xanadu site alongside Atherleigh Way.

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