From the seed of an idea, plan for village takes root

HYNDBURN Council's “clear and carefully planned vision” for one of East Lancashire's biggest ever housing schemes is now moving rapidly forward with home building developers already showing an interest in the project.

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Last month Hyndburn Council's cabinet approved the start of acquiring the land and property needed to enable the construction of the proposed residential relief road at Huncoat Garden Village.

Building a new £6.8m highway is a key first stage in the construction of the controversial £460m project to bring 1,816 new homes to the borough.

It will develop the former power station and colliery sites at Huncoat, creating an extension to the existing Huncoat village for the new housing, which includes 363 new affordable and social properties.

The cabinet meeting authorised the design code for the massive project setting out high standards for the new houses, landscaping and infrastructure.