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The Clitherde imes October 28th; 2010 No. 6,472 • news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom
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. by Duncan Smith -
-A NEW-body blow this week hit vil lagers in Whalley who fear massive housing development could, destroy forever the historic character o f their
village.;:;V:;-,- : • ■ v - ^ ^ As reported in last week’s Clitheroe
Advertiser, a “Save Whalley Village” ac tion group has been formed in opposition- to plans by Co-op Estates to build lip to 80 new houses bh land off Riddings Lane - - The group is also'keen to influence' the Ribble Valley’s Draft'Gore Strategy, which could earmark Whalley as a loca tion forup to 450 new houses. But this week another developer un
veiled its ambitions for a “large well-de signed scheime” in Whalley, on land at Lawsbhsteads Farm, to the east of Glit-
heroe Road. The Commercial Estates Group, which has offices in London, Har rogate and Cornwall, announced that it will launch a programme of public consul tation to get local people’s views on the proposed development. - . .
. : Steve'McBurney, a development plan ner with CEG, said: “We are following
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. • It has'so far not revealed just how many?: houses it hopes to build, but local specu lation in Whalley is that up to 350 houses
- could be bu|lt on the large site. ■ ■ A statement issued by CEG this week ■ said that it is “keen to talk to local resi-' dents and stakeholders about the poten tial delivery of a high quality, sustainable housing scheme; which wilf include the provision of much needed affordable housing and improvements to local edu cation”. , The company is now embarking on a programme of local consultation includ-.
- ing flyers, brochures, public.exhibitions andmeetiiigs. - .
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- the new Government’s Localism Agenda : and getting the views of local people be fore we finalise any plans. We are keen to meet with the local community to under stand their views and involve them from the outset. ’ ?
, j .... . ' “Whalley has seen small piecemeal de
velopments over the years which do n o t , deliver real benefit to the local commu nity. We believe a larger'well-designed scheme - with inputs from the community.'
' - will deliver genuine and comprehensive benefits to the village; ■ . •. “We will be seeking to identify and re solve any issues as well as incorporating
' ideas from local residents! We also want ■ to establish what people would like to see ‘ delivered as part of the scheme; such as
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