ONE of the most controversial proposed developments in Pendle in recent years will come before councillors again this week with them being urged to turn down the scheme.
Developer Fairclough Homes wants to build 137 detached houses, 16 mews homes and six flats on fields between Halifax Road, Nelson and Kings Causeway, Brierfield.
Councillors in Nelson and Brierfield are urging their colleagues on Pendle Council policy committee to refuse planning permission even though planning officers support the application.
The scheme, which nearby residents claim will have far-reaching effects on surrounding roads, will be discussed at the policy meeting tomorrow. Opponents sent the council 45 letters outlining a long list of objections to the scheme. An action committee was set up to fight the plan.
Previous applications to provide access and to develop the area date back to 1996.
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