A CONTROVERSIAL proposal to build 18 new homes on the edge of a village has been approved by councillors again.

The scheme for the houses on two acres of greenfield land north of Brownside Road, Worsthorne, was originally approved in June 2018 despite strong local objections

The plan includes a mix of 11 detached houses, two pairs of semi-detached houses and a row of three terraced houses are proposed, providing a total of 10 three-bedroomed houses and eight four-bedroomed houses.They are two-storey using traditional stone.

At the time of the original approval Cliviger with Worsthorne councillor Andrew Newhouse described the decision to approve the plans as ‘crazy’ adding: “The village is full to the brim.”

Now, after the development was taken over by Rossendale building B and E Boys a revised application was debated by Burnley Council Development Control Committee on Thursday night despite four objections from village residents.

Queensgate Labour councillor Sue Graham told the meeting the scheme was 'sensitive' and would soften the edge of the village.