Whalley homes plan near Calderstones Hospital site (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Whalley homes plan near Calderstones Hospital site
2:11pm Tuesday 7th February 2012 in News
DEVELOPERS are planning to build a new housing estate near Calderstones Hospital, Whalley.
Ribble Valley Borough Council’s planning and development committee will discuss whether or not to grant permission for 46 properties, including 13 affordable homes, to be built off Pendle Drive near the medium secure unit.
The plan is for a mix of two, three, four and five bedroom properties to be built, but some fear the development will put extra strain on education and travel facilities in the village.
“We have objected to this even though we only generally object to large scale plans,” said Nick Walker, chairman of the Save Whalley Village action group.
“But essentially we have objected because already the village is choked with traffic and already the parents cannot get their children into the schools.
“The sewage treatment plant is already at capacity so how have they managed to get this in?”
But Mr Walker said that the group was pleased that the plans proposed to build on a brownfield site rather than on greenbelt land.
“We have mixed emotions about it – it will add to our problems in terms of infrastructure,” he said.
Ribble Valley Borough Councillor Joyce Holgate said: “All planning decisions are difficult to make, especially when it is in your own village.
“But you have to look at the things for and against the development and take all the planning regulations into consid- eration. We have to take all the objections into account,” she said.
The decision on whether to accept the proposals is due to be made on Thursday.
Comments(10)
red rose
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6:04pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Money talks and they will line some greasy palm somewhere along the line.Cant see any valid point in those from the calderstones estate objecting as they didnt object when their new abode was passed.Oh by the way what happened to the new school that came with those houses.And Mr Curator the fence will need to be strengthened for the fence sitters.
Coeur de Lion
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7:30pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Mr-Reasonable
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8:18pm Tue 7 Feb 12
WHALLEY SAYS YES MORE HOUSES
Mr-Reasonable
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8:18pm Tue 7 Feb 12
WHALLEY SAYS YES MORE HOUSES
The Curator
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9:58pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Building houses alone cannot be described as progress. Yes the village economy is very important ,but so is it's infrastructure , schools,health centres , roads,etc .The expansion of these have been promised time and time again with no result , wake up and smell the coffee . Nick Walker and Mike
Harper have got village interests at heart , rather than the short term financial gain ,being driven by some .
Progress yes village destruction NO .
mr beer belly
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10:01pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Sorted
maxbrad
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11:17pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Pan-cake
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12:26am Wed 8 Feb 12
Coeur de Lion wrote:Why ever would you want to go to Accrington, unless its for the pound shops and perhaps Marks and Spencers when they have the meal for £10 on. Listen to Mr Beer Belly, and go to Great Harwood. Loads of choice. Aldi Morrisons Tesco and local independents to meet your every need. Somewhere to park your car (or even come on your bus pass!). Even a household waste centre (or skips) till mid March when County Councillor Atkinson of Sabden will close it, forcing his Sabden constituants to travel further, and longer, to make use of the Clitheroe 'skips'.
I live on the outskirts of Whalley and used to go in every day to buy the papers and shopping and perhaps a coffee and sandwich from one of the cafes. Not anymore, it is now virtually impossible to park in and around the town, so sadly I now go into either Citheroe or Accrington. If this proposal is passed things are only going to get worse.
Coeur de Lion
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8:30am Wed 8 Feb 12
Mr-Reasonable wrote:You obviously don't live in Whalley, perhaps you just want to drag everyone down to your level.
I think it would be good for the village economy. Progress don't fight it embrace it.
WHALLEY SAYS YES MORE HOUSES
The Curator says...
4:10pm Tue 7 Feb 12