24 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 8th, 2007


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Printworks: now homes are planned for prestigious site


by Vivien Meath


THE owner of Barrow’s former Enter­ prise Park - long designated as the Kibble Valley’s prestige commercial site - is applying for permission to build homes there. The reason is th a t there is not a strong


enough market for business and commercial units.


Yet developers say that they are queueing up


for the opportunity to build units on the land to no avail.


One told the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


that up to 400 jobs could be created within the first phase of a small unit office scheme - yet a ttempts to buy the land appeared to be blocked.


Plans have also been lodged for a food serv­


ice distribution facility and offices on 15 acres of the site and for two arterial roads. Accessed off the A59, the land is now owned


by Newclose Properties Limited, of Kendal. A full application for change of use has been


made to Kibble Valley Borough Council to accommodate a mix of 55 residential units, offices and commercial units with access to the housing from the village. The application for “Barrow Brook Business


Village” states that “after considerable market research it was not considered economically viable to use the site solely for business and commercial lise as there was not a strong enough market for the business and commer­ cial units.”


Consequently, the company, which is owned


by Gary Middlebrook, is asking for permission to develop at least one third of the site for res­ idential use to make development more eco­ nomically viable.


The application reveals that “considerable


discussion” has already taken place with the council.


I t states that: “I t was suggested that no


affordable housing is to be provided on the site.” Instead, a commuted sum would be made available to the borough council to allow it to provide affordable housing throughout the area of the borough. “This will allow the council to target areas


with the greatest need,” states the applicant. Documents accompanying the application


add that 17.5% of net revenue from the gener­ al market housing up to a capped amount of £2m. would be payable in four phases, along with a sum in respect of improvements and future maintenance of the public open space. The application also requests vehicular access to the housing from Whalley Road, Bar-


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row, something which has been strongly opposed by the council and residents for many years. The established Printworks office building


was sold by Newclose Properties to Close Investments of Chorley last year. A spokesman told us that it had attempted to buy land on the site to develop small unit office schemes which could create up to 400 jobs within the first phase. The plan was felt to be exactly what the bor­


ough council envisaged for the prominent site back in the 1980s. Director Gwynne Furlong claimed there-had


been no response. Brockhall Village developer Gerald Hitman


is another who has expressed interest in buy­ ing land there for employment development. He says he has repeatedly been referred to


“unspecified discussions” with the borough council which were ongoing, as have others expressing an interest. Mr Hitman owns a parcel of land in Barrow, part of which he hopes to develop as a railway


station, with further employment opportuni­ ties. He has written letters to every member of


the borough council strongly expressing his concern regarding any decision to remove the employment only aspect from the site.


He points out that some £10m. at current


values has already been spent on infrastruc­ ture work to the site, the bulk of which came from the EU and central government. The council’s chief executive, Mr David


Morris, told the Advertiser and Times this week: “I can confirm we have received an application for the Barrow Enterprise Park, about which there have been various meetings. “The application raises some important


issues of principle and detail, however, and is therefore unlikely to be determined quickly. “There have been no undertakings a t this


stage about what might take place at the site.” The site’s development history dates back to


1985 when it was in the ownership of architect Hugh Geddes. The borough council vehemently resisted


any form of residential development other than 8.3 acres of land in Whiteacre Lane, the profits from which were utilised to build a mandatory link road and new roundabout from the A59.


Commercial sites remained in the doldrums


while investment opportunities along the M65 corridor were snapped up.


Planning permission was given for a hotel


and conference centre. I t is believed that the developer has now embarked on another site.


Glittering night of success


NATIONAL “Nurse of the Year’’ Justine Whitaker has been speaking about winning the coveted honour that has shot the 36-year-old Kibble Valley mother-of-two to both national and international fame. As revealed in last week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and


Times, Justine, of Newton, won the Nursing Standard “Nurse of the Year” title after inventing a simple but effective device now helping millions of men worldwide. Speaking of her success this week, she said: “I t’s a fan­


tastic honour for me, my colleagues, our patients and for East Lancashire Primary Care Trust.”


Justine, who works as a Macmillan Nurse Specialist, devised a special compression pouch that helps control


swelling of the scrotum, particularly after surgery for prostate cancer. She made the first proptypes at home and trialled them


on her patients, but now the life-changing “Whitaker Pouch is manufactured and in use worldwide. Its inven­ tion earned Justine a place in the “Innovations in Cancer Care” section of the annual awards staged by the Nursing Standard magazine. She not only won that section, but beat nine other


section winners to claim the overall Nurse of the Year title. At a glittering ceremony at London’s


Royal Lancaster Hotel, Justine was present­ ed wth the top honour by Baroness Cum-


berledge and congratulated by Health Sec­ retary Patricia Hewitt, who has invited all 10 finalists to discuss their work Mth her at a special reception in London. - Justine’s bosses at the East Lancashire Primary Care Trust are understandably proud of her achievement. Chief Executive David Peat said: “We are so proud that she has won this coveted award, which brings recognition for the sterling work she and her colleagues are doing. Naturally, all of us at the PC/T are delighted for her.” Justine added: “My idea was to help the


patients to look after themselves more effec­ tively, without the need for numerous clini-


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