Dismay as residents could be set to lose their homes
That’s what residents have told us in recent days after their hopes of seeing their homes beat the axe looked to be dashed.
A bid to demolish a mobile home park and replace it with a drive-through coffee shop looks set to get the go ahead despite residents warning they will lose their homes.
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Hide AdBlackpool Council’s planning committee is being recommended to approve the application by Rontec to redevelop the land at the back of its Esso garage on Preston New Road, when it meets tomorrow.
The scheme straddles Blackpool and Fylde boundaries and so must also go to Fylde Council for approval.
If it goes ahead, the residents of 12 mobile homes on the Windmill Caravan Park will lose their homes.
But a report to councillors says it is “a common occurence” for redevelopment “whereby existing residents are displaced” and that is a private legal matter between the residents and the site owners.
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Hide AdResidents are angry they are not being considered enough - but what do you think?
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So once again the “little” man gets trampled under foot by legislation and corporate money grabbing.
Lets hope that those who instigated this will one day find themselves homeless.
They then might view the world somewhat differently!
Reg40
Don’t suppose they knew their leasehold was about to run out. Clearly to the owners, the land is worth more than the leases of a few mobile homes.
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Hide AdThe only way out of this is to make the owners a better offer and buy the land from them.
Blackpooljourno
Looks like an awful place to live.... tucked up behind a petrol station.
Must be better places to pitch your mobile home.
I don’t believe it
Hope they don’t get planning permission.
We don’t need anymore coffee shops, the garage is enough for this area.
We already need more affordable homes / council homes and these park homes being demolished will mean the council would have to prioritise them for a home as they would be classed as homeless, but bet the council haven’t thought about that.
Joanne May Downs
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Hide AdThis is my dad’s home and he has lived there for years. It angers me I just hope it doesn’t go through and he loses his home all for a coffee. It’s wrong it really is
Cheryl Gratrix
Any planning permission they can sell off for building on they will
Kathleen Angel Heffron
Are they not mobile homes - caravans? Hope they are able to relocate if it does go ahead
Linda Laledakis
They have already put a Starbucks on Preston New Road why is there a need for another coffee shop?
Michael Daley
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Hide AdHope the powers that be listen to these people and do not let this happen – they need their homes.
Lynda Eileen Porter
Like we really need another coffee shop in Blackpool
Lesley Steeden
Not needed. There is already a Starbucks on Preston New Road.
Barry McCann
No that’s not right don’t let it happen councillors
Mavis Thomas
Really bad news. Hope it doesn’t happen
Libby Mulhall