FORMER HOB LANE VILLAGE SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD LAND ON NORTH SIDE OF SCHOOL LANE AND SECTION OF SCHOOL LANE DOWN TO BLACKBURN ROAD, EDGWORTH BOLTON LANCASHIRE BL7 0PR

1. The erection of 5 detached 'Passivhaus' dwellings with associated garages, bin stores and private gardens, hard and soft landscaping, all accessed off School Lane (both vehicular and pedestrian access points) 2. Retrospective permission for the change of use (undertaken by others without authorisation by the landowner) of part of the former playing field to form private garden curtilage on the East side of the site (adjacent to ‘Edgworth View’). 3. The creation of a community eco- park comprising a pond/lake with dipping / viewing platform, an inaccessible (fenced off) ecology zone and an accessible park with associated wheelchair-accessible path, planted with native and orchard trees, shrub and other planting

Authority: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Appeal type: other · Planning Appeal (W)
Procedure: Written representations
Postcode: BL7 0PR

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