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Business village plans thrown out
PLANS to extend a Fylde business park have been refused after more than a year of deliberation.
Fylde Council turned down plans, submitted by Kensington Developments, to build an industrial unit and three storage buildings next to Whitehills Business Park on Peel Road, Westby.
The decision came after councillors originally accepted the scheme in October, but days later overturned their own ruling on the grounds permission had not been sought for necessary parking spaces and access to the buildings.
Kensington had been asked to supply revised plans for Peel Hall Business Village, but had not done so by a meeting in November.
At yesterday's Town Hall meeting, the plans had still not arrived, and the council voted unanimously against the extension of the business park.
Andrew Stell, planning officer for Fylde Council, said: "We requested revised plans at the last committee meeting in November, but they never came.
"Part of the building is outside the red line, which denotes the area to be considered in planning, for example the large circular entrance building."
The first application, for the industrial building, covered an area of 30m by 14m, and the second, for the three storage buildings, requested a total area of 48m by 36m.
Residents had objected, saying there was no public transport or pedestrian access to the site, and increased traffic flow would result in gridlock on nearby Durham Avenue.
Mr Stell added: "The first building only has space for 12 spaces, and the second 14.
"Judging by the size of the units, we calculated that around 60 spaces would be needed.
"The site also has no public transport access and no pedestrian access, so most workers would be using cars.
"Plans need to show exactly how such issues would be dealt with, and as no new plans have been forthcoming, we have to refuse them."
Another development company, Dolphin Developments Group, last year planted more than 3,000 trees and installed a green fuel generator at the five hectare Peel Hall Business Village, in a bid to make the site fully self-sufficient.
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