Clitheroe 122321, ( Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Council ‘no’ to hospital site plan by Vivien Meath


ONE of the largest planning applications tor housing develop-


Kibble Valley Borough Council has received a definite thumbs-down. The development of the


c.ome before


controversial Calderstones Hospital site would almost


„?ub le the population of Whalley and Little Mitton,


said councillors. A public inquiry is to take


place in September into an earlier refusal of a similar


plan for the site. Residents sent 129 individual


letters of protest and a 26-name petition listed 39 objections. Damage to the character of


Whalley, inadequacy of schools to cope with increases, and there being no need for additional housing, were among objections. Others concerned parking, dam­ age to wildlife habitats and the inappropriate location of a resi­ dential development next to a secure unit. Proposals for the 96 acres includ­


ed 400 dwellings and 100,000 square feet of new buildings for business. A primary school and open


spaces are among the develop­ ments envisaged in the outline planning applications submitted


by the National Health Service Executive (North West).


Objections were submitted by Whalley and L it t le Mitton Parish Council, emphasising that the development as submitted


was totally inappropriate for Whalley and that the council should not go ahead with the applications before the results of the Lancashire County Council Structure Plan examination in public are to hand. Lancashire County Council’s


Education Department stated that it was likely that a new school or schools at Calderstones or another location would be needed in the longer term. “ It is very difficult to see how the pupil product of 450 family houses at Calderstones could be accommo­ dated in existing local primary


Says he will go to prison if necessary in nursery fight


by Stewart Pimbley


A CLITHEROE man says he will risk going to prison in protest at the council’s deci­ sion to give the go-ahead for a nursery school two doors


away from his home. Mr Richard Hargreaves, a retired


coach driver, fears more traffic and noise caused by the proposed nurs­ ery in West View will make him a


prisoner in his own home. He suffers from severe arthritis and a


blood disease which makes walking extremely difficult and relies on his car to get about. He believes the borough coun­ cil ignored local opinion— 64 nearby resi­ dents signed a petition against the nursery — when approving the plans. Angry Mr Hargreaves (51) is taking a


tough stace. “ I am writing to the council to say I am not going to pay my council tax until I get a proper explanation why the petition was ignored. I f this means going to prison for non-payment, then I


am prepared to,” he said. His main worries are that he will not be


able to park and the noise from children being dropped off by car at the nursery will leave him without a minute’s peace. He said: “ I am disabled and will not be


able to park outside my own house. My walking ability is poor, so I rely on my car and I cannot go parking it up the road. “ I just want to be able to sit outside my


front door and look at my flowers without worrying about not being able to park and the sound of car doors slamming disturb­ ing the peace.”


Young man dies after Pendle Road


incident


A 20-YEAR-OLD man died in the early hours of Sat­ urday following an incident on Pendle


Road, Sabden. He was one of four


occupants of an Austin Metro Saloon that


crashed and over­ turned. The badly damaged car was found abandoned by police and the man was later


found dead at L it t le Harwood, Blackburn.


A post mortem exami nation revealed he had suffered a fracture to the base of his skull. The three other occu­


pants of the car, two 19-year-old males and a 17-year-old, appeared


at Blackburn Magis­ trates’ Court on Mon­ day, charged with aggravated and unau­ thorised vehicle taking. The


case was adjourned._________ Mr Hargreaves bought his house 17 years


ago and lives there with his wife, Jennifer. Ribble Valley councillors approved plans


for the nursery in a close vote at the recent Planning and Development Committee meeting. Among the conditions attached were that the nursery only be used between 7-30 a.ra. and 6 p.m. on weekdays and only a maximum of 35 children use the premises. Mr Hargreaves is not impressed with the


conditions and will press on with his protest. He said: “Sixty-four people signed the petition saying they did not want it and they have now accepted the decision, but you have got to put up a fight. You cannot give up.” Mr Hargreaves is now setting aside his


council tax money in a separate bank account while he waits for an explanation from the council. He is also wants a reval­ uation on the level of council tax for his house. A council planning department


spokesman said: “Members were made fully aware of all the objections. The fact that they deferred it an earlier meeting for more information shows how seriously they took it.” On the question of refusal to pay council tax. Chief Financial Officer Mr Marshall Scott said: “Obviously we regret that any­ one who feels so strongly about an issue should refuse to pay council tax. If that were to happen then Mr Hargreaves, unfortunately, would be treated no differ­ ently to anyone else who refuses to pay or who tries to avoid paying council tax. “ It is a charge levied on every property for services which the council provide*.. If i\ u not paid for whatever reason then tbi*. ultimately, places more cost on othwr '//a, cil taxpayers.”


schools.” The county council’s surveyor


said that the proposed develop­ ment would lead to a significant increase in traffic movements and would have an impact on the A59, currently being assessed by the Highways Agency. The county council’s planning


officer warned of the impact the development as proposed would have upon the environment. Meanwhile, Sabden and Whal­


ley Medical Group said that it was unhappy to see Calderstones develop in a manner which was not in keeping with the rural nature of the area, but the prac­ tice would be able to accomum- date the extra patients without too much difficulty. The Council for the Prolcction of Rural England viewed 400


houses as too many and recom­ mended a reduction to 300 at maximum. Plans were rejected on the


grounds that the application did not deal with the site in a com­ prehensive manner, contrary to the Kibble Valley Southern Fringe Local Plan. Councillors felt that the development as pro­ posed could lead to future devel­ opment pressure on open land to the south, resulting in an even greater environmental impact. There sire fears that the proposals would lead to additional conflict on the adjacent highway net­ work, increasing the risk of acci­ dents lo the detriment of high­ way safety and the free flow of traffic along the K624G towards and through Whaltey.


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