Clitkeroe 1,2232!t (Editorial), 1,22323 (Advertising), Burnley 1,2*331 (Classified) Village diner scheme hits major snag
Building well on way - but councillors say applicant should stick to the rules
by Stewart Pimbley
A CONTROVERSIAL diner in the village of Gis-
burn is set to open next month — despite the threat of enforcement action
against owner Mr Christo pher Hindley. After reading a four-page report
on th e building, Ribble Valley councillors disregarded their offi cers* advice and said th e appli cant should stick to the rules set down for the site five years ago. Now, if the diner is opened as a restau
rant, the council could take action against the applicant, Gisburn landowner Mr Hindley.
tion has said a summer opening is still on the cards — and there will be no change to the plans.
However, the team behind the applica
rect permission that will allow the building — known as Gisburn Country Store and Diner—to open for business.
They firmly believe they have the cor Councillors made their decision during
a meeting of the Planning and Devel opment Committee.
Sitting in the council chamber gallery, Gisburn residents heard that the site had been given permission to be used for the sale and manufacture of ice cream and to house a tea room in 1991.
The latest application included a pro posal for a cafe and this was at the cen tre of the committee’s debate. After a drinks licence was recently
AT the centre of controversy -
granted for the building, it was suggest ed that the building might be more than just a cafe. Coun. Derek Waller (Gisbum) said the
a tea room? There is no legal defini tion.” In a report to the committee, council
message he had received at a recent Gisburn Parish Council meeting was that those attending were unanimous ly against the plans. He told councillors that they were
officers concluded that, if the diner were classed as a restaurant, it would not be contrary to planning permission. Coun. Stephen Sutcliffe (Clitheroe)
dealing with a case of “creeping plan ning permission”, saying the 1991 application was far removed from what was now before them. Councillors had to decide on defini
tions for tea room and restaurant before agreeing on the future of the diner. The council’s Director of Central Ser
suggested differences between a tea room and restaurant. He said: “The distinction between a tea room and restaurant depends on the hours and type of clientele you might get. A restaurant that opens late at night would have a greater impact on a vil lage, as opposed to a tea room that clos es at 6 p.m.” Non-committee member Coun. Bert
vices, Mr Paul Timson, said: “I t is clear that the applicant has permission for a tea room. The question is what is
the new Gisburn diner
the details at a later date. Before councillors rejected the officers’ recommendations, Coun. Waller said he had no criticism of the site being used to sell ice-cream or of its “pick your own strawberries” facilities. However, he added: “If an application
for a licensed building on land outside the village had been submitted in 1991,
I believe the committee would have turned it down. That is what we have
before us now.” After the meeting, planning officer Mr
Jones (Clitheroe) claimed Ribble Val ley was being treated as a “soft touch” by developers who get planning permis sion for a development and then change
Planners say ‘no’ to hotel conversion
A R IBBL E VALLEY h o tel which h a s been damaged by two fires c a n n o t be c o n v e r ted in to f la ts , b o ro u g h
councillors decided. Although work on the con
version a t the Hodder Bridge Hotel, Chaigley, has started, Planning and Development Committee members refused to grant planning permission. The hotel, at Birdy Brow,
closed in 1993, after its sec ond fire within 12 months. Councillors agreed with
council officers that the plans were not in keeping with the building’s location in an area of outstanding natural beauty. But gener ating the most comment among councillors were the three new buildings cur rently under construction on land adjacent to the hotel. The buildings, including a
Protesters call for Cemfuel to need planning
permission
CEMFUEL protestors in the Rib ble Valley are calling for Lancashire C o u n ty Counc il to follow i ts Durham counterpart’s lead and ask Castle Cement to seek planning
permission to bum the waste fuel. Durham County Council is to ask Red-
land Aggregates and Blue Circle indus tries to make planning applications for the use of Recycled Liquid Fuel (RLF) at their works, following the receipt of legal advice that it amounts to the disposal of waste by incineration. Both companies use the fuel, derived from waste solvents, in their kilns for the production of cement and other products. A special meeting of the council’s Devel
manager’s dwelling and staff accommodation, were granted planning permis sion in March. At the time, specific conditions on the permission effectively required the building to be used as a hotel. In a report to the commit
would conflict with these conditions. A further application to use the three adjacent
Threat to local fire service is almost
over as firefighters accept offer
THE threa t of a mass resignation from Clilheroe’s fire service is all
but over. The 17 retained firefighters, who have been threatening to resign over the intro duction of a new rostering system, have accepted in principle the latest offer from
County Hall. I t now only needs the Fire Brigade’s
opment Control Sub-committee decided that the burning of Recycled Liquid Fuel at Redland’s Thrislington works and Blue Circle’s cement works at Eastgate consti tuted a material change of use and so new planning permission was necessary. Members of the Toxic Waste Incinera
Union to rubber stamp it for the six-' month dispute to come to an end. In a bid to cut costs, Lancashire’s chief fire officer, Mr Gordon Russel, proposed to roster the county’s retained service, paying only the first 12 firefighters per station to attend a call. He has to make £193,000 in savings and he believed his rostering system would have saved
£60,000. This meant five Clitheroe personnel were
tion Network in the Ribble Valley are now calling for the county to follow Durham’s lead and rectify the four-year- old decision to allow Castle Cement at Clitheroe to bum wastes as a fuel without planning permission. Spokesman Mrs Mary Horner stated
not going to get paid per call-out and they led the county in telling Mr Russel that this was not acceptable. The chief fire officer came up with a com
tee, members read that officers felt the latest plans
buildings for holiday let is expected to be submitted by applicant Mr Stanley Ainsworth. The report explained that, as the three properties were relevant to the application, it would be difficult to consider the hotel application on its own. It added that it was clear the manager’s accom modation and staff accom modation would not be needed if permission was granted. Coun. Peter Evans (Wilp-
application, Coun. Stephen liolt (CUtheroe) said: “To vaguely consider such an application would be disas trous.” However, one councillor
shire) echoed the views of other councillors. He said permission for a manager’s accommodation should not have been applied for if it was not going to proceed. Referring to the hotel
and astonished by the decision, but made it clear there would be no change to their plans. He said: “We are sad that the opening
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of an asset for the village is being wrongly frustrated. Nobody wins — everyone goes away bitter.” Mr Willcock said he believed they had the correct planning permission to go
John Macholc said the council would be writing to the applicant to inform him of the committee’s decision. He added that action could be taken if
ahead with the plans and were deter mined to set the records straight. He concluded: “The matter has to be put right. Everyone will think Mr Hindley is breaking the law, but he is not.”
the applicant does not follow the plan ning rules when the diner opens. Mr Hindley’s planning consultant, Mr John Willcock, said he was saddened
These views were supported by the diner’s manager, Mrs Jackie Robinson. She said: “I know we have the got the correct planning permission. The diner will be an asset for the village. Our plans have not changed for an August opening.”
Children piling up the pounds for SuperScan
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others. Now stockists o f Armani and Calvin Klein jeans
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supported the application. Coun. Harry Backhouse (Waddington) said: “While I would rather see this building retained as hotel, the standard of work is high. It has improved the visual impact of the build ing.” After the meeting, plan
ning officer Mr John Macholc said the applicant could appeal against the council’s decision.
Men are sought after window is smashed
promise by suggesting paying the first 14 firefighters attending a call-out, but again this was not accepted. Now Mr Russel has agreed to introduce
that due to the acknowledged plume grounding of the emissions from the dis posal of the waste, Lancashire County Council must immediately apply Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and issue an enforcement notice halting further disposal of waste at the Clitheroe plant. A spokesman for Castle Cement said: “There is no change of use of our Ribbles- dale works, which continues to manufac ture cement. Burning a recycled fuel as part of that production process does not require the company to apply for plan-
ning permission.” _____________
T least 12 nations will be represented in he East Lancashire East Scouts* and Guides’ International Camp starting
imorrow.
3owley Scout Camp, Great Harwood, is fie venue for 1,200 Guides and Scouts, nd Clitheroe representatives will be tak- ,g part and acting as hosts to some of the
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the rostering system only after the first 50 incidents per station have been attended, and the Clitheroe brigade finds this acceptable. Mr Russel said: “There have been diffi
factory conclusion.” Clitheroe station officer, Mr Dave
TWO men were seen leaving the Castle Gate area of Clitheroe town centre after the display window of a shop had been smashed. The window of the Body
cult and protracted negotiations. Howev er, everybody has worked hard to bring the issue of retained rostering to a satis
McGrath, said: “The dispute is not fully resolved but everyone at Clitheroe is happy with the new situation.” The Fire Brigade’s Union, on which,
LOCAL schoolchildren are piling up the pounds for the Ribble Valley SuperScan Appeal. Four schools have been keen to take part in a “10-
Place shop is valued at £600 and it was vandalised at 11- 40 p.m. on Wednesday last week. There are no further descrip tions of the men, but police would like anyone who may be able to help to call them on 01282863161.
Rider hurt
according to Mr Russel, confirmation of the agreement rests, was not available to comment.
International Scouting and Guiding event at Bowley The newly-appointed Chief Scout, Mr George Purdy, will attend the camp on Saturday, and on Sunday helicopter rides will be offered to Eastern European Scouts courtesy of Mr Dale Winfield. The camp will have over 200 leaders to
uests from abroad.__________________
organise the activities in sub camps, with shops, cafes, entertainments and many civic and VIP receptions.
A LIVERPOOL man was thrown from his motor cycle into a field after los ing control of his machine on the road through Paythome on Sunday. Mr Stuart Walsh (21), of Aigburth, suffered shoulder injuries and whiplash. He was taken to Burnley Gen eral Hospital, but was not detained. The accident took place on Long Preston Road at 7-45 p.m. No one else was involved.
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£1,050 theft
THIEVES struck at farm buildings on Bcntham Road, Slaidburn, between 4.15 a.m. and 4.45 a.m. on Wednesday last week, and two pink and purple cycles, a Black and Decker saw, and two drills, together valued at £1,050, were stolen.
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