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THE Coal Authority is investigating the sudden appearance of a hole blamed on an old mineshaft on the site of a controversial housing development. The statutory body s move has been welcomed by local councillors concerned about the safety of the planned 343 houses being built on Baileys Field in Darwen by Altham-based McDermott homes. West Pennine ward Conservative Cllr Julie Slater alerted it to the ground collapse on March 5 and said she was very pleased at the investigation. Darwen East Liberal Democrat Cllr Roy Davies, who first warned of the mineshaft problem in March 2018, said it was good news . Cllr Phil Riley, growth boss for Blackburn with Darwen Council which granted planning permission for the scheme near the new Ellison Fold Way, said: We will do whatever we are instructed by the authority to make sure the development is safe. ....
A HOUSING developer has submitted plans to build 343 new homes of a controversial new highway. The scheme is on two parcels of land totalling 44.5 acres off Ellison Fold Way in Darwen, once dubbed The Road to Nowhere . McDermott Homes want to build two, three and four-bedroom detached and semi-detached houses Each property will have their own private gardens and parking. The firm has submitted a planning application for the estate, including landscaping, on Bailey s Field to Blackburn with Darwen Council. Darwen East Liberal Democrat Cllr Roy Davies has expressed concern about the safety of the scheme in view of the presence of several old mineshafts on the site, which he first raised in March 2018, and its impact on the local road network. ....
A HOUSING developer has submitted plans to build 343 new homes of a controversial new highway. The scheme is on two parcels of land totalling 44.5 acres off Ellison Fold Way in Darwen, once dubbed The Road to Nowhere . McDermott Homes want to build two, three and four-bedroom detached and semi-detached houses Each property will have their own private gardens and parking. The firm has submitted a planning application for the estate, including landscaping, on Bailey s Field to Blackburn with Darwen Council. Darwen East Liberal Democrat Cllr Roy Davies has expressed concern about the safety of the scheme in view of the presence of several old mineshafts on the site, which he first raised in March 2018, and its impact on the local road network. ....