COLNE residents are being called on to save a piece of land which is under threat of development after plans were submitted to build 182 houses.

The application for the houses in Knotts Drive and former railway sidings in Colne follows an application for more than 200 houses on the same land, which was refused by the council and then turned down on appeal last year.

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If successful the new application, which has been submitted by Persimmon Homes, will see the homes built on 9.8 hectare of both brown field and green field land.

The housing provision would be for a range of two bed, three bed and four bed homes.

During the past 15 years the piece of land has been under threat numerous times by developers.

Local residents formed the Get Knotted Residents group in response to the plans.

And now Waterside Ward Councillor Graham Roach is calling on them and other residents to make their views know about the application.

He said: “The Get Knotted Residents group have done a wonderful job over the past 15 years in the face of the power and money of a large national developer.

“The last application was very poor and we were very pleased that the Inspector and Secretary of State agreed with us that it should be turned down.

“But every new application is more difficult to resist and we will all have to work hard to do the best thing for this part of Colne.

“The time has come again for a call to action by local residents.”

A report submitted by Persimmon Homes to Pendle Council read: “Persimmon Homes propose to create a newly integrated and sustainable neighbourhood extension set within an attractive environment.

“The space created will seamlessly join the urban and countryside areas with a strong and sustainable design.

“The houses on offer will address the housing need in Pendle and will provide strong connections to the range of services in Colne.”

Pendle Council’s Colne and District committee will make a decision on the plans sometime during the late summer.