Burnley Wood - New Housing?

[RocknRollDave]

Hello, i live on branch road and there have been so many rumours about whats happening with all the land behind our house, just wondered if anybody could shed a little more light on the subject?

Heard there was gunna be housing built there then heard they where gunna build gardens at the back of our currrent houses....

:help:

[Jason]

http://www.burnleywood.com needs updating but there might be something on there.

Originally Posted by RocknRollDave

Hello, i live on branch road and there have been so many rumours about whats happening with all the land behind our house, just wondered if anybody could shed a little more light on the subject?

Heard there was gunna be housing built there then heard they where gunna build gardens at the back of our currrent houses....

:help:

i grew up in burnley wood at 50 reed street. born there 1962 moved 1975.

Originally Posted by Mattylad

There is going to be built the countries largest asylum detention centre there, it is going to feature 500 shared rooms, games rooms, Satellite TV, swimming pools and a luxury spa, for use of the detainees only.

The council will be round later to ask for your opinion on what wallpaper they should have in the rooms.

Try contacting the council planning department, they should know.

do you find it helpful to spread untrue and malicious rumours?

Michael Wellock, the Council's Elevate Co-ordinator is the appropriate person to ask here - 425011 ext. 4771.

[Brian]

Originally Posted by RocknRollDave

Hello, i live on branch road and there have been so many rumours about whats happening with all the land behind our house, just wondered if anybody could shed a little more light on the subject?

Heard there was gunna be housing built there then heard they where gunna build gardens at the back of our currrent houses....

:help:

Latest from the Master planers is they are in the process of producing a new plan!!!

A statement by ODPM (John Prescott)

Prescott “in retreat” over demolitions
The government looks set to reduce its demolition targets from 400,000 to between 70,000 and 100,000 over 15 years. The ODPM at a meeting with conservationists has been forced to remove the necessity to demolish housing from its criteria for awarding grants under the £500million Housing Market Renewal Initiative. At the meeting ODPM Permanent Secretary Dame Mavis McDonald promised that a survey of the value of historic properties would be carried out before any more were demolished. Conservationists estimate that 20% of homes currently proposed for demolition by the Housing Pathfinders have historical value and fear that the replacement homes which will be built would not be of any better quality. An ODPM spokesman described the meeting as “constructive” and noted that phase two of the housing renewal would look “at how issues of community engagement have been addressed, and the ways in which heritage factors have been taken into account.”

So it looks as if some of the best laid plans of the council to knock every house in Burnley Wood down will have to change.


Brian:peace:

[Brian]

Hi Dave

They are building a new community park behind Branch Road down to Oxford Road, plans are here http://www.freewebs.com/burnleywood/projects.htm

Brian

[Col.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by Burnley_Lad

do you find it helpful to spread untrue and malicious rumours?

That's not malicious - That's satire! :thumbsup:

[Mattylad]

Thank you Col.Kurtz, at least someone recognised it for what it was.

Although as for the proposed area, as much as the residents may want it, I don't think it will ever happen like that.
As usual money will be taken off & spent on Daneshouse etc, always does always will.

As for if it does go ahead, what is proposed to keep the older kids out of the toddler areas etc? to ruin them as always happens.
The Yellow canopy will make a nice drug taking area or get ripped down.

2 Multi games areas? what more bloody tennis courts! we don't need tennis courts, we have enough & they are underused for tennis, these will be taken over for football games without a doubt.

Call me a pessimist if you want but I just know I'm right.

[Brian]

Mattylad
Thats what I like about you my friend, full of enthusiasm

Brian