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The Whalley Old Road development site.. A COUNCIL S ruling Labour group s obsession with housebuilding will destroy all the green space in its borough, a Liberal Democrat councillor has alleged. Cllr Paul Browne made the accusation as Blackburn with Darwen Planning Committee approved a controversial homes development at the second time of asking. Last month its granting of permission for the for 165 houses south of Whalley Old Road in Sunny Bower, Blackburn, had to be rescinded the following day after officials decided that residents and Conservative members claims it lacked a Minerals Resource Assessment were correct. On Thursday the committee approved the scheme after the MRA said: There is no prospect of minerals ever being worked in the future on the application site.”
The development site of Whalley Old Road COUNCILLORS will next week take a second look at a controversial housing development where planning permission was revoked just hours after they granted it. Last month they approved the scheme for 165 houses south of Whalley Old Road in Sunny Bower, Blackburn, after town hall officers and Labour councillors dismissed complaints by residents spokesman Stephen Atherton and Conservative members they should have been provided with a special report on mineral deposits below the land. The following day the decision was suspended after legal checks confirmed the document was required. Now the Mineral Resources Assessment has been compiled and will be submitted with the application for Blackburn with Darwen Council Planning Committee to consider a second time on Thursday.
A COUNCIL has revoked the planning approval for controversial proposal to build 165 homes on a gateway site just hours after it was given.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough’s planning committee granted permission for scheme off Whalley Old Road in Sunny Bower on Thursday night after a bitter debate. Council bosses were accused of putting ‘pocketing the cash’ ahead of residents interests and ignoring the need for a special report on mineral deposits below the land. Councillors gave outline planning permission for the scheme on the way into Blackburn town centre despite objections from Stephen Atherton, from the Sunny Bower Community Group and Conservative councillor Derek Hardman over the lack of such a report.
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to build 165 homes on a gateway to an East Lancashire town centre has generated 78 objections. The potential housing estate off Whalley Old Road in Blackburn has prompted nearby residents to form a protest group. The 170 member-strong Sunnybower Community Group has co-ordinated opposition to the project. On Thursday Blackburn with Darwen Council planning committee will debate the scheme promoted by Liverpool firm Cass Associates. Objections include its impact on local wildlife, traffic and road safety concerns, the impact on the local environment, increased pollution, and fears that local schools, roads and NHS provision will be inadequate to meet the needs of the new homes.