Councillors angry at proposal for 拢400m Titan jail on Miller Developments' 拢1bn Omega park at Warrington

A proposal to build a giant Titan prison on a Miller Developments site in Warrington has caused fury among councillors.

The 拢1bn Omega business park is being considered as a possible site for one of the government's three proposed 拢400m Titan jails, it emerged this week.

But councillors said they had 鈥渞eal concerns鈥� about the proposal for the prison, which would hold up to 2,500 inmates.

Council leader Ian Marks and his deputy, Keith Bland, said: 鈥淭he original plan for Omega was for the creation of 25,000 jobs in the commercial, manufacturing and business sectors. In no way did we ever contemplate a prison on this complex.

鈥淭his is certainly not part of the vision. If asked whether we want another prison in the Warrington area, our answer is an emphatic 'No'.鈥�

Miller Developments refused to comment on the story. A spokesman said: 鈥淲e are in discussions with a number of regional, national and international organisations and are currently focusing on securing an occupier and making a start on infrastructure works on site for Omega North.鈥�

The government plans to build three of the supersized structures as part of a bid to ease overcrowding in the prison system.