RESIDENTS battling to save a suburban open space are in a furious new row with a council over works on the threatened land.
Householders on Old Gates Drive in Blackburn believe the authority is backtracking on its agreement to halt building an access road to a proposed estate of 29 houses at nearby Lomond Gardens.
But Blackburn with Darwen Council says the works are nothing to do with the proposal but necessary for essential drainage improvements.
The dispute is a rerun of one in October when residents complained about the clearing of vegetation on the site.
Tory regeneration spokesman Cllr Paul Marrow has written to the town hall suggesting that the culvert upgrade be halted until a planning application for the development is decided.