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Search the Public Notice PortalA plan for new homes in a Rossendale village has prompted questions including the potential number of new properties and the impact on existing neighbours.
Other questions around the application for a site in Weird include over vehicle access and the stability of land due to old mine workings.
Applicant Mr G Barker has asked for permission in principle for between three and nine houses on land north of Doals Farm, off Deer Street, west of Burnley Road in Weir.
Rossendale Council’s development committee will consider the application on September 2.
Permission in principle is a way to test early ideas, but full details would be needed in a future planning application before any building work starts.
A council report states: "It is considered the appropriate number of housing units to be sited on the land would be between four and eight.
"An assessment on the relationship between the proposed dwellings and the surrounding built environment would be undertaken at the technical details stage."
On ground stability, the area has a history of coal mining including shallow workings.
The report says official records indicate three recorded mine entries on the site – one shaft and two horizontal tunnels, called adits.
Official guidance is that building on top of, or near, mine entries should be avoided where possible, even if entrances have been capped.
Other objections include the scheme’s potential size, its impact on the local character and wildlife, a loss of privacy, community engagement about the plans and flood risks to nearby properties.
However, some comments have been sent to Rossendale Council supporting the plan.
Planning officers are advising councillors to grant permission in principle at this stage, but more details will be needed in future.
In summary, the report states: “Considerations for permission in principle are limited to location, land use and the amount of development permitted.
"The land is a housing allocation site. However it is unlikely to be able to accommodate nine dwellings.
"It is considered more appropriate for between four and eight.
"The layout and position would need to be established later at the technical details stage.”
Likewise, concerns about access and historic mining activities would also have to be fully assessed in a future technical details application.
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