A CASH-STRAPPED council is hoping to sell off land to housing developers and businesses to raise £1 million.

Sites across Pendle have been earmarked for development and council officers are hoping to attract buyers by including planning permission in the sale price.

Council estates manager Bill Hargreaves said: "This year, we've put the entire land sales package in one job lot to give members plenty of warning and to allow me the longest time to market them.

"We want to market them with planning permission so that potential buyers don't have to worry about getting permission if they purchase the land.

"The council is looking to get around £1 million in capital receipts from the sales this year."

Decisions on whether the land will be sold are expected to be taken by the relevant area committees of the council in August.

All the applications are for outline permission. More detailed plans would have to be submitted before any building went ahead.

The sites where For Sale signs could soon be going up are:

The rear of Rylstone Drive and off Harper Street, Barnoldswick.

Next to 3 Ridgeway, Barrowford.

Next to 30 Lenches Road, Colne.

The junction of Shed Street and Khyber Street, Colne.

Next to 19 Briercliffe Avenue, Colne.

Between 15/17 Warwick Drive, Earby.

Next to 59 Warwick Drive, Earby.

Between 39/41 Warwick Drive, Earby.

Cemetery Road, Earby.

The junction of Duerden Street and Bracewell Street, Nelson, all for houses.

The junction of Southfield Street and Netherfield Road, Nelson, for industrial use.

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