WE ARE annoyed and shocked at the proposal to build a further 25 houses in the field at the end of Milton Avenue, Clitheroe.

The streets around this area are all full with cars at present. A further 25 houses would congest them even more.

The town of Clitheroe is rapidly becoming over-populated. Places in schools, adequate facilities and places of employment are already a problem.

With an increase in the population about to occur again, standards in these establishments may drop even further.

Clitheroe used to be a quiet, serene town, with plenty of employment, good health services and ample education. This is slowly but surely being destroyed by the constant building of new houses.

ROBIN and PAT HARTLEY, Milton Avenue, Clitheroe.