The planning application is still showing as not approved yet I think and comments are still being accepted and can be made online at: http://publicaccess.westlancs.gov.uk/PublicAccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?keyval=KKM6L2RH00G00&searchtype=PROPERTY&module=P4 The status is showing "Pending Decision"
--- In [email protected], Steve Wood <st...@...> wrote: > > Martin Clark wrote: > > Steve, the link is: http://is.gd/aUdvY > > but I fear any objection would be far too late. > > > > The developers were planning a road closure on 22nd March to erect > > hoarding around the building, with the plan being to demolish it over > > two weeks, so there it may already be dust! > > > > The only word that came from BW about this was concerning the temporary > > closure of the boaters' facilities that were houses in the adjacent > > outbuilding, which is also to be demolished. The West Lancs website is > > extremely difficult to search, making it hard to find out what proposed, > > and a week or so ago it still showed the application as awaiting approval. > > > > The consultee list comprises mostly local householders and businesses, > > with the only waterway-related consultee being BW. (BW sold the site in > > 2008.) > > Martin, that's sad new if it is the case. I don't recall ever seeing > mention of this on any list I'm part of before today. You're right the > decision was made ages ago. I note that neither IWA or any local canal > society (is there a L&LCS?) was on the consultee list. This is also > something that needs addressing into the future. Most of the local > authorities in this area let me know (as local IWA planning officer) if > there are any applications in the area, though I do check the weekly > lists online as well. Just write to them and ask to be added. > > I did repost your original message onto the HNBOC message list and got > the following reply from John Dodwell: > > - > Martin is wrong about this not having aroused as much concern as > Marsworth did. It has led to the matter being on the agenda for the > April meeting of British Waterways Advisory Forum where Sue Day, Phil > Prettyman and I (among others) will be raising it - in front of BW's > chairman, a number of non-executive directors and the chief executive. > - > > We'll have to see how they respond though as you say it sounds like it's > too late. Did anyone contact English Heritage? > > Steve >
