Fighting To Save This Special Piece Of Lancashire From Greedy Developers

Members of the Lidgett and Beyond Group aim to preserve the character and wildlife of this special place.

 Lidgett and Beyond is a Charity, which means we can now claim Gift Aid on all donations. Our Charity Number is: 1163523.

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OGO's Bench Dedicated

We dedicated a smart new bench at Ball Grove Country Park in memory of our co-founder, the late Owen Oliver.  The bench overlooks the lake by Lakeside Café and marks the starting and finishing points for our new circular walk - The East Colne Way.  The five-mile route is a scenic ramble over The Lidgett Triangle, Foulridge Reservoir and The Upper Rough.

 On Friday, his family, L&B members, MP Andrew Stephenson and local councillors gathered to admire the new bench.
 Chairman of the L&B Trustees, David Cockburn-Price explained: “It was wonderful to see Owen’s family and hear their touching feedback about the bench – it’s a great way to remember his terrific contribution to this area.  We are immensely grateful to our local councillors, both on the Town Council and those Pendle Borough Councillors representing Boulsworth and Horsfield, without whom The East Colne way simply wouldn’t have been born.  Their generous funding has supported not only Owen’s bench, but also the mapping, waymarkers and walk guide.  We expect to be adding more benches to the route in the coming months, as well as information boards.
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Join us and support our neighbourhood fight against the greenfield developers in Colne.

Inspector Mike Robins ruled at the end of September 2016 following the Inquiry  in early  August.  Here are the links to his decision: https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx…
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx…...
Sadly, owing to Pendle's lack of a  five year land supply, he decided  to overturn the councillors' decision not to build on the lower portion of The Rough and granted permission for up to 90 houses.  He upheld the decision of the Council not to allow access for up to 270 houses, completely  obliterating The Rough.
Now we watch and wait for the sale  of the land to a developer and the detailed planning application for the 90 houses, accessed off Windermere  Avenue...

Below is the part of the Rough that will be built on - let's make sure we get the best designs and layout we can.
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