A RESIDENT has hit out at the council and Government over the ‘broken planning system’, calling on them to act before countryside close to where she lives is lost forever. The resident, who lives in Clitheroe, said people fight against proposed housing developments but due to the complexity of the system, never stand a chance of winning. The resident, who lives on Hawthorne Place where permission for a residential housing development has been granted, said: “We fought hard against this development but it was a battle we never had a chance of winning and one which will double the size of our street.