Protecting Lever Park and Rivington for the future…
Posted in chorley on Aug 22nd, 2009
Here’s a link to a copy of Chorley’s own ‘Local Plan’. Its a big document, but here’s an except that refers to Lever Park (see page 123): Chorley Borough has four historic parks and gardens, namely Lever Park and Terraced Gardens at Rivington, and the gardens associated with Astley Hall and Hoghton Tower. Each of [...]
I’ve just used www.writetothem.com to send my local councillors the following email: Dear Robert Ronson, Stephen Rock and Barbara Ronson, I’m emailing to express my concern at the lack of support for the Friends of Lever Park in their efforts to stop the commercialisation of Lever Park. Bob Dootson has led a magnificent campaign to [...]
From Bob Dootson (click the letter to display a bigger version if you can’t read the text): Although the letter mentions it, I haven’t managed to find anything on the Chorley website that mentions the public consultation. If anyone finds it, please let me know! By the way, the Rivington Conservation Area seems to be just the [...]
Section 9.5 clause C (ii) Delegation cannot be used on a site of one hectare or more ( the go-ape site is 3.2 hectares) Section 9.5 clause D Delegation can’t be used if the decision is contrary to a written comment received from a local resident,a town or parish council or any other outside body [...]
The Act describes Lever Park as being coloured yellow on the Map when the documents where drawn up,and when you look at the 1902 map it shows yellow going to the waters edge.and refers to an intended unclimable fence marked by red dots. So how can the fence be the boundary,when it didn’t exist when [...]
Chorley Borough Council have been told by the Local Goverment Ombudsman’s office that they have recieved a formal complaint regarding planning application 08/00553/FUL (go-ape). This application was put through Delegated Powers and controlled throughout its process by JANE MEEK,and finished up with her signing the final planning permission. Chorley Borough Council have confirmed that the [...]
For those of us who missed it, Mike Wayne has sent an mp3 version of the radio feature on Monday morning’s BBC Radio Lancashire breakfast programme. BBC Radio Lancashire Feature on the Friends of Lever Park (Click the link to open your music player and download the mp3 file - its a long feature so it [...]
If you want to write to the local MP for Rivington (Lindsay Hoyle), here’s an excellent link: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/lindsay_hoyle/chorley Alternatively, From www.lindsayhoyle.com: 35-39 Market Street Chorley Lancashire PR7 2SW Chorley Constituency telephone: 01257 271555 Chorley Constituency fax: 01257 277462 House of Commons telephone: 020 7219 3515 House of Commons fax: 020 7219 3831 e-mail: hoylel@parliament.uk
