Reject plans for the proposed housing and industrial developments in Burscough as identified within the Local Plan

We the undersigned, petition West Lancashire Borough Council to reject plans for the proposed development of Yew Tree Farm and Red Cat Lane as identified within the Local Plan.

We believe the process WLBC have used to identify parcels of land within the Borough has not been fair and equitable, and request that a review of this process takes place. We are concerned that decisions made by the Council will have a number of detrimental effects on the village;

i) Permanent loss of high quality agricultural land affecting local employment and sustainability;

ii) Loss of Green Belt land, when brownfield sites within the Borough have not been fully explored and utilised;

iii) Loss of safety buffer between residential and industrial areas creating a health risk to residents;

iv) Increased strain on the already inadequate waste water pipework and drains infrastructure;

v) Increased risk to the village from surface water flooding through loss of permeable land to development;

vi) Overcapacity of secondary school places resulting in unnecessary travel to schools throughout the Borough;

vii) Increased demand on local health and dental services;

viii) Increased generation of traffic on A59 and feeding roads without appropriate plans for alleviation in place;

ix) Damage to the environment and health of residents through pollution due to increased traffic and construction;

x) Loss of natural and supportive habitat for a number of protected species that benefit from the Green belt land

xi) Over development of the village as proposed plans are not appropriate to the scale of the existing settlement;

xii) Loss of rural identity for the village when local heritage should be preserved and enhanced.