Council leader slams plan to build 500 homes in Ribble Valley village

11:00am Thursday 2nd August 2012 in News Photograph of the Author Exclusive By Jessica Cree, Education reporter

Council leader slams plan to build 500 homes in Ribble Valley village Council leader slams plan to build 500 homes in Ribble Valley village

THE biggest single homes plan in the Ribble Valley for more than two decades has sparked a storm of protest.

Residents have branded the application for 504 homes near Barrow ‘horrendous’ while Ribble Valley council leader Michael Ranson said the proposal was ‘ludicrous’.

MP Nigel Evans said it was the latest attempt by housing developers to turn his rural constituency into a giant housing estate.

If the plan, submitted by London developer The Barrow Lands Company, is approved it would more than double the size of the existing village.

According to objectors it would also blow a hole in Ribble Valley council’s draft core planning strategy, which proposes 4,000 new homes by 2028 across the borough.

Tony Bracewell, chairman of the Barrow Community Action Group, said: “It is horrendous.

“We are under siege by land owners who are just trying to get as much in as they can while the planning framework is not finalised and the core strategy is not finalised. It will ruin the Ribble Valley.

“We are not objecting to small developments but to put 504 new houses in a village is just ludicrous.

“We are all just ordinary residents and our lives have been shattered by these applications. We feel we have to make a stand.

“The key thing is appropriateness and this is absolutely inappropriate.”

The application is for 353 market-priced houses, as well as 75 properties for social rent and another 76 for low cost home ownership schemes.

There are currently only 482 homes in the whole of the parish of Wiswell with Barrow.

The land for the proposal is currently owned by The Barrow Lands Company, whose chief executive is Hugh Geddes. The company was involved in developing the Barrow Printworks site into the Barrow Enterprise Park.

Ribble Valley MP Mr Evans said: “I am totally opposed to this development. The government has given councils like Ribble Valley more flexibility about their use of land but this is another case of developers trying to sneak in before the borough’s core strategy is approved.

“This development would swamp Barrow which has taken its fair share of housing development in recent years. The local roads and school just could not cope.

“It is the latest attempt to turn the Ribble Valley into the Ribble Housing Estate.”

Coun Michael Ranson, leader of the borough council, said: “It just seems a ludicrous number of houses. It just seems extraordinary to me.

“The Ribble Valley has been inundated in the last 12 months.

“It would more than double the size of the village. Any development should be proportionate and I cannot believe that this one is.”

Coun Joyce Holgate, who sits on the borough planning committee, said the size of the application made her worry about infrastructure such as school places for families moving in.

She said: “This is the biggest application in one go I have seen in my 17 years on the council.”

Two further smaller planning applications have also been submitted for land around Barrow village which in 2009 saw a mini-village of 80 homes approved. The other plans are for seven homes at land off Clitheroe Road, and 23 houses in Old Row.

Duncan Chadwick, of Milton Keynes-based town planners David Lock Associates acting for the developer, said: “I am not surprised at the hostile reaction in the Ribble Valley.

“The proposal is a direct response to the urgent need to deliver additional homes in the borough.

“This is about the housing needs of Ribble Valley and nowhere else.

“My client has long had interests in the area. Despite the North West Plan requiring Ribble Valley Council to deliver 2,900 additional homes by 2021, there has been a long history of under-provision and persistent under-delivery in the borough.”

The Barrow Lands Company proposal is considerably bigger than controversial proposals given the go-ahead in the 1990s for 400 homes in Brockhall Village and more than 300 in Calderstones Park.

Ian Lloyd, managing director of East Lancashire’s biggest chartered surveyors Mortimers, said: “I just fear that this type of large development is going to flood the market and detrimentally affect the character of the Ribble Valley.”

The core strategy is due to be approved next week by the council before submission to the Government.

Comments (23)

11:39am Thu 2 Aug 12

ROVERSCAN says...

NIMBY!!!!!!!!!!
NIMBY!!!!!!!!!! ROVERSCAN

11:55am Thu 2 Aug 12

midas says...

Social housing and low cost homes!!! Quelle Horror, what will the locals think and just imagine the impact on the house prices in the area.
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"there has been a long history of under-provision and persistent under-delivery in the borough" - I wonder why?
Social housing and low cost homes!!! Quelle Horror, what will the locals think and just imagine the impact on the house prices in the area. . "there has been a long history of under-provision and persistent under-delivery in the borough" - I wonder why? midas

11:57am Thu 2 Aug 12

armdec1 says...

ROVERSCAN wrote:
NIMBY!!!!!!!!!!
What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity.
[quote][p][bold]ROVERSCAN[/bold] wrote: NIMBY!!!!!!!!!![/p][/quote]What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity. armdec1

12:30pm Thu 2 Aug 12

shytalk says...

These companies are not trying to develop the area. They are doing there best to wreck it..All in the name of greed and profit..There are enough houses for sale in any Ribble valley estate agents window so there is no need for more to be built. Espescially when the infrastructure is already struggling to cope.
These companies are not trying to develop the area. They are doing there best to wreck it..All in the name of greed and profit..There are enough houses for sale in any Ribble valley estate agents window so there is no need for more to be built. Espescially when the infrastructure is already struggling to cope. shytalk

12:48pm Thu 2 Aug 12

vegeboy says...

what does it mattter how many houses they build if they are needed,i.e. social housing, not everybody can afford to buy a house ,get real you people this world belongs to all of us,
what does it mattter how many houses they build if they are needed,i.e. social housing, not everybody can afford to buy a house ,get real you people this world belongs to all of us, vegeboy

1:04pm Thu 2 Aug 12

Progressive Penguin says...

armdec1 wrote:
ROVERSCAN wrote: NIMBY!!!!!!!!!!
What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity.
Do you know what NIMBY means numpty?
[quote][p][bold]armdec1[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]ROVERSCAN[/bold] wrote: NIMBY!!!!!!!!!![/p][/quote]What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity.[/p][/quote]Do you know what NIMBY means numpty? Progressive Penguin

1:35pm Thu 2 Aug 12

foxyman says...

armdec1 wrote:
ROVERSCAN wrote:
NIMBY!!!!!!!!!!
What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity.
A beautiful little village but tough luck Barrow you're going to get a taste of just what thousands of working class people up and down the country have had to endure, namely the invasion of privacy as a consequence of the country's rapidly rising population, which you all voted for, and because it's spilling into your cosy little world, you don't like it.
Well Barrow, get used to it.
[quote][p][bold]armdec1[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]ROVERSCAN[/bold] wrote: NIMBY!!!!!!!!!![/p][/quote]What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity.[/p][/quote]A beautiful little village but tough luck Barrow you're going to get a taste of just what thousands of working class people up and down the country have had to endure, namely the invasion of privacy as a consequence of the country's rapidly rising population, which you all voted for, and because it's spilling into your cosy little world, you don't like it. Well Barrow, get used to it. foxyman

1:37pm Thu 2 Aug 12

shytalk says...

vegeboy wrote:
what does it mattter how many houses they build if they are needed,i.e. social housing, not everybody can afford to buy a house ,get real you people this world belongs to all of us,
Thing is vegeboy the houses that will get built will not be social housing.
[quote][p][bold]vegeboy[/bold] wrote: what does it mattter how many houses they build if they are needed,i.e. social housing, not everybody can afford to buy a house ,get real you people this world belongs to all of us,[/p][/quote]Thing is vegeboy the houses that will get built will not be social housing. shytalk

1:44pm Thu 2 Aug 12

Your ferret stinks says...

What next a tesco superstore to serve the new community?
The North West Plan requiring Ribble Valley Council to deliver 2,900 additional homes by 2021, who signed up for that then?
What next a tesco superstore to serve the new community? The North West Plan requiring Ribble Valley Council to deliver 2,900 additional homes by 2021, who signed up for that then? Your ferret stinks

4:03pm Thu 2 Aug 12

Plasticbertrand says...

The Ribble Valley does not have the infrastructure for an increase in population. The only reason it is expanding is due to 'white flight' from Blackburn, where your white anglo saxon offspring will be educated as a minority, due to the increasing muslim population. Furthermore there is no guarantee that paying your council tax, in places like Mellor, Langho or Wilpshire is going to secure your child's place at a Ribble Valley school. Most primary schools are already oversubscribed and run split year classes. The influx of possibly 1000 new children into the borough is wholly unsustainable.

This development has nothing to do with demand and is pure greed on the behalf of Mr Hugh Geddes and his unsavoury company. Thankfully there are newts and bats on this land, which should cause additional problems if someone on the council takes a backhander and approves this development. It wouldn't surprise me if a few members of the planning committee have already been offered free holiday homes abroad, if it goes ahead.
The Ribble Valley does not have the infrastructure for an increase in population. The only reason it is expanding is due to 'white flight' from Blackburn, where your white anglo saxon offspring will be educated as a minority, due to the increasing muslim population. Furthermore there is no guarantee that paying your council tax, in places like Mellor, Langho or Wilpshire is going to secure your child's place at a Ribble Valley school. Most primary schools are already oversubscribed and run split year classes. The influx of possibly 1000 new children into the borough is wholly unsustainable. This development has nothing to do with demand and is pure greed on the behalf of Mr Hugh Geddes and his unsavoury company. Thankfully there are newts and bats on this land, which should cause additional problems if someone on the council takes a backhander and approves this development. It wouldn't surprise me if a few members of the planning committee have already been offered free holiday homes abroad, if it goes ahead. Plasticbertrand

4:15pm Thu 2 Aug 12

shytalk says...

Plasticbertrand wrote:
The Ribble Valley does not have the infrastructure for an increase in population. The only reason it is expanding is due to 'white flight' from Blackburn, where your white anglo saxon offspring will be educated as a minority, due to the increasing muslim population. Furthermore there is no guarantee that paying your council tax, in places like Mellor, Langho or Wilpshire is going to secure your child's place at a Ribble Valley school. Most primary schools are already oversubscribed and run split year classes. The influx of possibly 1000 new children into the borough is wholly unsustainable. This development has nothing to do with demand and is pure greed on the behalf of Mr Hugh Geddes and his unsavoury company. Thankfully there are newts and bats on this land, which should cause additional problems if someone on the council takes a backhander and approves this development. It wouldn't surprise me if a few members of the planning committee have already been offered free holiday homes abroad, if it goes ahead.
Well Ribblesdale school is already full so it looks like the kids frm these new estates will be travelling quite a way, back to their old schools in Blackburn.
[quote][p][bold]Plasticbertrand[/bold] wrote: The Ribble Valley does not have the infrastructure for an increase in population. The only reason it is expanding is due to 'white flight' from Blackburn, where your white anglo saxon offspring will be educated as a minority, due to the increasing muslim population. Furthermore there is no guarantee that paying your council tax, in places like Mellor, Langho or Wilpshire is going to secure your child's place at a Ribble Valley school. Most primary schools are already oversubscribed and run split year classes. The influx of possibly 1000 new children into the borough is wholly unsustainable. This development has nothing to do with demand and is pure greed on the behalf of Mr Hugh Geddes and his unsavoury company. Thankfully there are newts and bats on this land, which should cause additional problems if someone on the council takes a backhander and approves this development. It wouldn't surprise me if a few members of the planning committee have already been offered free holiday homes abroad, if it goes ahead.[/p][/quote]Well Ribblesdale school is already full so it looks like the kids frm these new estates will be travelling quite a way, back to their old schools in Blackburn. shytalk

4:16pm Thu 2 Aug 12

Plasticbertrand says...

vegeboy wrote:
what does it mattter how many houses they build if they are needed,i.e. social housing, not everybody can afford to buy a house ,get real you people this world belongs to all of us,
These houses will have a starting price of around £360K with a few social house at around the £200K mark. This isn't 'housing for all' it's a money pit for Mr Geddes.
[quote][p][bold]vegeboy[/bold] wrote: what does it mattter how many houses they build if they are needed,i.e. social housing, not everybody can afford to buy a house ,get real you people this world belongs to all of us,[/p][/quote]These houses will have a starting price of around £360K with a few social house at around the £200K mark. This isn't 'housing for all' it's a money pit for Mr Geddes. Plasticbertrand

4:32pm Thu 2 Aug 12

gazdula says...

Plasticbertrand wrote:
The Ribble Valley does not have the infrastructure for an increase in population. The only reason it is expanding is due to 'white flight' from Blackburn, where your white anglo saxon offspring will be educated as a minority, due to the increasing muslim population. Furthermore there is no guarantee that paying your council tax, in places like Mellor, Langho or Wilpshire is going to secure your child's place at a Ribble Valley school. Most primary schools are already oversubscribed and run split year classes. The influx of possibly 1000 new children into the borough is wholly unsustainable.

This development has nothing to do with demand and is pure greed on the behalf of Mr Hugh Geddes and his unsavoury company. Thankfully there are newts and bats on this land, which should cause additional problems if someone on the council takes a backhander and approves this development. It wouldn't surprise me if a few members of the planning committee have already been offered free holiday homes abroad, if it goes ahead.
As someone who lives in Darwen, it's infuriating to hear developers trying to build on the land next to the Craven Heifer pub whilst there's god knows how much land in the Blackburn Rural Distract.

Moan about oversubscription of schools as much you want but i am sure there are schools far worse off that those in the Blackburn Rural District. Take the east end of London for example, some schools are considering renting town centre shops to fit children in.... all because of the party your area loves.

It's about time that the Blackburn Rural Distract got a taste of what everyone else has had to put up with for god knows how long.

Newts and bats? Sure the abolition of the Hunting Act will take care of them.
[quote][p][bold]Plasticbertrand[/bold] wrote: The Ribble Valley does not have the infrastructure for an increase in population. The only reason it is expanding is due to 'white flight' from Blackburn, where your white anglo saxon offspring will be educated as a minority, due to the increasing muslim population. Furthermore there is no guarantee that paying your council tax, in places like Mellor, Langho or Wilpshire is going to secure your child's place at a Ribble Valley school. Most primary schools are already oversubscribed and run split year classes. The influx of possibly 1000 new children into the borough is wholly unsustainable. This development has nothing to do with demand and is pure greed on the behalf of Mr Hugh Geddes and his unsavoury company. Thankfully there are newts and bats on this land, which should cause additional problems if someone on the council takes a backhander and approves this development. It wouldn't surprise me if a few members of the planning committee have already been offered free holiday homes abroad, if it goes ahead.[/p][/quote]As someone who lives in Darwen, it's infuriating to hear developers trying to build on the land next to the Craven Heifer pub whilst there's god knows how much land in the Blackburn Rural Distract. Moan about oversubscription of schools as much you want but i am sure there are schools far worse off that those in the Blackburn Rural District. Take the east end of London for example, some schools are considering renting town centre shops to fit children in.... all because of the party your area loves. It's about time that the Blackburn Rural Distract got a taste of what everyone else has had to put up with for god knows how long. Newts and bats? Sure the abolition of the Hunting Act will take care of them. gazdula

5:57pm Thu 2 Aug 12

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7:15pm Thu 2 Aug 12

Your ferret stinks says...

gazdula wrote:
Plasticbertrand wrote:
The Ribble Valley does not have the infrastructure for an increase in population. The only reason it is expanding is due to 'white flight' from Blackburn, where your white anglo saxon offspring will be educated as a minority, due to the increasing muslim population. Furthermore there is no guarantee that paying your council tax, in places like Mellor, Langho or Wilpshire is going to secure your child's place at a Ribble Valley school. Most primary schools are already oversubscribed and run split year classes. The influx of possibly 1000 new children into the borough is wholly unsustainable.

This development has nothing to do with demand and is pure greed on the behalf of Mr Hugh Geddes and his unsavoury company. Thankfully there are newts and bats on this land, which should cause additional problems if someone on the council takes a backhander and approves this development. It wouldn't surprise me if a few members of the planning committee have already been offered free holiday homes abroad, if it goes ahead.
As someone who lives in Darwen, it's infuriating to hear developers trying to build on the land next to the Craven Heifer pub whilst there's god knows how much land in the Blackburn Rural Distract.

Moan about oversubscription of schools as much you want but i am sure there are schools far worse off that those in the Blackburn Rural District. Take the east end of London for example, some schools are considering renting town centre shops to fit children in.... all because of the party your area loves.

It's about time that the Blackburn Rural Distract got a taste of what everyone else has had to put up with for god knows how long.

Newts and bats? Sure the abolition of the Hunting Act will take care of them.
First off all the ribble vally around barrow is of outstanding natural beauty and does not have the sustainability or infastruture to accommodate this influx of people, however the land around the Craven Heifer pub which used to be clays pipeworks and is not of any beauty could easily be transformed.
Let's be fair there are row after row of terreced housing that are being knocked down and these people would love to live there in a new house, be it rented or bought.
[quote][p][bold]gazdula[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Plasticbertrand[/bold] wrote: The Ribble Valley does not have the infrastructure for an increase in population. The only reason it is expanding is due to 'white flight' from Blackburn, where your white anglo saxon offspring will be educated as a minority, due to the increasing muslim population. Furthermore there is no guarantee that paying your council tax, in places like Mellor, Langho or Wilpshire is going to secure your child's place at a Ribble Valley school. Most primary schools are already oversubscribed and run split year classes. The influx of possibly 1000 new children into the borough is wholly unsustainable. This development has nothing to do with demand and is pure greed on the behalf of Mr Hugh Geddes and his unsavoury company. Thankfully there are newts and bats on this land, which should cause additional problems if someone on the council takes a backhander and approves this development. It wouldn't surprise me if a few members of the planning committee have already been offered free holiday homes abroad, if it goes ahead.[/p][/quote]As someone who lives in Darwen, it's infuriating to hear developers trying to build on the land next to the Craven Heifer pub whilst there's god knows how much land in the Blackburn Rural Distract. Moan about oversubscription of schools as much you want but i am sure there are schools far worse off that those in the Blackburn Rural District. Take the east end of London for example, some schools are considering renting town centre shops to fit children in.... all because of the party your area loves. It's about time that the Blackburn Rural Distract got a taste of what everyone else has had to put up with for god knows how long. Newts and bats? Sure the abolition of the Hunting Act will take care of them.[/p][/quote]First off all the ribble vally around barrow is of outstanding natural beauty and does not have the sustainability or infastruture to accommodate this influx of people, however the land around the Craven Heifer pub which used to be clays pipeworks and is not of any beauty could easily be transformed. Let's be fair there are row after row of terreced housing that are being knocked down and these people would love to live there in a new house, be it rented or bought. Your ferret stinks

7:20pm Thu 2 Aug 12

Your ferret stinks says...

BTW the land in that immediate vicinity is riddled with old mine workings which have caused problems in the past, it might just be a good idea if the developer sorted them out.
As for the bats and newts i think you'll be very hard pressed to dismiss the fact so easily.
BTW the land in that immediate vicinity is riddled with old mine workings which have caused problems in the past, it might just be a good idea if the developer sorted them out. As for the bats and newts i think you'll be very hard pressed to dismiss the fact so easily. Your ferret stinks

7:42pm Thu 2 Aug 12

ROVERSCAN says...

Progressive Penguin wrote:
armdec1 wrote:
ROVERSCAN wrote: NIMBY!!!!!!!!!!
What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity.
Do you know what NIMBY means numpty?
I know what NIMBY means Richard Cranium, and your gonna get a dose of it!!!!!!!!
[quote][p][bold]Progressive Penguin[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]armdec1[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]ROVERSCAN[/bold] wrote: NIMBY!!!!!!!!!![/p][/quote]What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity.[/p][/quote]Do you know what NIMBY means numpty?[/p][/quote]I know what NIMBY means Richard Cranium, and your gonna get a dose of it!!!!!!!! ROVERSCAN

9:18pm Thu 2 Aug 12

ClitheroeKid says...

Lets face it, if the Planning Boffins at RVBC turn it down (which they might) it will go to appeal and the developers will win! Look what happened with the housing development down Henthorn Road in Clitheroe. That went exactly the sane way. The developers will know this as virtually every planning application that has gone to appeal in RVBC’s area has been won! Barrow better got used to have 1000+ new neighbours!
Lets face it, if the Planning Boffins at RVBC turn it down (which they might) it will go to appeal and the developers will win! Look what happened with the housing development down Henthorn Road in Clitheroe. That went exactly the sane way. The developers will know this as virtually every planning application that has gone to appeal in RVBC’s area has been won! Barrow better got used to have 1000+ new neighbours! ClitheroeKid

9:26pm Thu 2 Aug 12

Kiwihead says...

They're turning the Ribble Valley into a sh*t hole.
They're turning the Ribble Valley into a sh*t hole. Kiwihead

12:55am Fri 3 Aug 12

gazzandste says...

foxyman wrote:
armdec1 wrote:
ROVERSCAN wrote:
NIMBY!!!!!!!!!!
What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity.
A beautiful little village but tough luck Barrow you're going to get a taste of just what thousands of working class people up and down the country have had to endure, namely the invasion of privacy as a consequence of the country's rapidly rising population, which you all voted for, and because it's spilling into your cosy little world, you don't like it.
Well Barrow, get used to it.
Probably not on your doorstep mate. Don't live in Barrow, but why give in to a southern company who doesn't give a dam about the area, only to make a profit from building houses, on a scale that the roads around Barrow and Whalley wouldn't cope. The village needs to find out who in RVBC gets a back hander for development. Rossendale had this problem a few years ago, with a certain councilor and Hurstwood developments. Look at Rawtenstall now, a ghost retail park and a town centre derelict
[quote][p][bold]foxyman[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]armdec1[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]ROVERSCAN[/bold] wrote: NIMBY!!!!!!!!!![/p][/quote]What's NiMBY got to do with it numpty. Roads too busy, new schools promised and never delivered, general infrastructure upto capacity.[/p][/quote]A beautiful little village but tough luck Barrow you're going to get a taste of just what thousands of working class people up and down the country have had to endure, namely the invasion of privacy as a consequence of the country's rapidly rising population, which you all voted for, and because it's spilling into your cosy little world, you don't like it. Well Barrow, get used to it.[/p][/quote]Probably not on your doorstep mate. Don't live in Barrow, but why give in to a southern company who doesn't give a dam about the area, only to make a profit from building houses, on a scale that the roads around Barrow and Whalley wouldn't cope. The village needs to find out who in RVBC gets a back hander for development. Rossendale had this problem a few years ago, with a certain councilor and Hurstwood developments. Look at Rawtenstall now, a ghost retail park and a town centre derelict gazzandste

10:23am Fri 3 Aug 12

Noiticer says...

I hope if the plan is passed that RVBC put a condition on it for the develoment company to pay for adequate school places, children's play facilities and a railway station.
I hope if the plan is passed that RVBC put a condition on it for the develoment company to pay for adequate school places, children's play facilities and a railway station. Noiticer

11:03am Mon 6 Aug 12

asfc79 says...

Your ferret stinks wrote:
BTW the land in that immediate vicinity is riddled with old mine workings which have caused problems in the past, it might just be a good idea if the developer sorted them out.
As for the bats and newts i think you'll be very hard pressed to dismiss the fact so easily.
que??
[quote][p][bold]Your ferret stinks[/bold] wrote: BTW the land in that immediate vicinity is riddled with old mine workings which have caused problems in the past, it might just be a good idea if the developer sorted them out. As for the bats and newts i think you'll be very hard pressed to dismiss the fact so easily.[/p][/quote]que?? asfc79

3:37pm Mon 6 Aug 12

petestan says...

ClitheroeKid wrote:
Lets face it, if the Planning Boffins at RVBC turn it down (which they might) it will go to appeal and the developers will win! Look what happened with the housing development down Henthorn Road in Clitheroe. That went exactly the sane way. The developers will know this as virtually every planning application that has gone to appeal in RVBC’s area has been won! Barrow better got used to have 1000+ new neighbours!
Unfortunately I suspect this is exactly what will happen, Council will turn it down developer will appeal and WIN as they always do.
[quote][p][bold]ClitheroeKid[/bold] wrote: Lets face it, if the Planning Boffins at RVBC turn it down (which they might) it will go to appeal and the developers will win! Look what happened with the housing development down Henthorn Road in Clitheroe. That went exactly the sane way. The developers will know this as virtually every planning application that has gone to appeal in RVBC’s area has been won! Barrow better got used to have 1000+ new neighbours![/p][/quote]Unfortunately I suspect this is exactly what will happen, Council will turn it down developer will appeal and WIN as they always do. petestan

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