Burnley Wood and Healey Wood Area Action Plan - Consultation Report Burnley Borough Council Burnley Wood and Healey Wood Area Action Plan - Consultation Report 1 Introduction 3 2 Consideration of representations to Issues and Options 5 Burnley Borough Council Burnley Wood and Healey Wood Area Action Plan - Consultation Report 1 Introduction 1.1 This Consultation Report sets out the consultation responses that were received during the Issues and Options Consultation on the Burnley Wood and Healey Wood Area Action Plan and how they have informed the Preferred Option Plan. Burnley Borough Council 3 Burnley Wood and Healey Wood Area Action Plan - Consultation Report 4 Burnley Borough Council 2 Consideration of representations to Issues and Options Section Comment Consideration Influence on Effect on Content of Preferred Option Y/N Preferred Option 2.0 Issues and Burnley Options 2.1 Environment - 44/BW/134 Miss Agree that the Y The Preferred Option Issues Hawtrey environment should explore W The backyards and surrounding existing measures that deal ood back streets in Healey housing is an issue with the environment and Wood are in need of that needs addressing in Healey Wood attention Healey 16/BW/82 Mrs Harris Noted - comments N Drainage of the park passed to Green W at Eaves Street Spaces and Amenities ood 72/BW/403 General Agree that the Y The Preferred Option Area cleanliness – only a environment should explore small amount of surrounding existing measures to improve Action money would be housing is an issue the general needed to remove that needs addressing cleanliness of the Plan Burnley graffiti immediately area. and arrange more - frequent street Consultation Borough cleaning – this would attract buyers. Council Report 5 6 Burnley Burnley Section Comment Consideration Influence on Effect on Content of Preferred Option Y/N Preferred Option Borough 91/BW/482 Agree that the the Y The Preferred Option W ood Open spaces need to cleanliness of open should explore the be kept litter free and spaces is important. Y possibility to and Council planted with Agree that the improve current undamagable trees - environment open spaces Healey willow whips, dog surrounding the mills The Preferred Option wood, dog rose rather on Oxford Road can should explore the W than full maple could be improved possibility of ood saplings. The scruffy improving the mills and former mills environment on Area on Oxford Road are a Oxford Road with a daunting prospect for view to improving Action anyone approaching lighting and security. on foot in the evening. Plan 2.1 Environment - 47/BW/141 Mr Jones Noted N - Opportunities There is an Consultation opportunity to develop productive food bearing semi managed permaculture Report landscapes around the Healey Wood area 2.2 Economy - 50/BW/199 Mr Agree that the Y The Preferred Option Issues Tierney regeneration of should look to The plan as it is Burnley is about more protect existing written is right about than houses. All the business and some things but wrong AAPs, and the Local promote sites for the about others. Plan support the development of new Section Comment Consideration Influence on Effect on Content of Preferred Option Y/N Preferred Option Employment is the key creation of new, higher employment for all Burnley. We jobs being brought into opportunities must encourage Burnley and improving providing local hi-tech, high wage access to these jobs employment Burnley jobs to come in to the for residents of area or the whole of Burnley's inner urban Burnley will slowly die neighbourhoods. W 54/BW/224 Saunders Agree that the Y The Preferred Option ood Need to start with regeneration of should look to and getting jobs not Burnley is about more protect existing houses.; Housing is than houses. All the business and Healey oversupplied already, AAPs, and the Local promote sites for the there are thousands Plan support the development of new for sale and rent – see creation of new, higher employment W Burnley Express jobs being brought into opportunities ood Burnley and improving providing local Area access to these jobs employment for residents of Action Burnley's inner urban neighbourhoods. Plan Burnley 2.2 Economy - Opportunities - Consultation Borough Council Report 7 8 Burnley Burnley Section Comment Consideration Influence on Effect on Content of Preferred Option Y/N Preferred Option Borough 2.3 Housing and 46/BW/140 Mr Agree that antisocial Y The Preferred Option W ood Social Issues - Cavanagh behaviour is an issue should propose Issues Young kids drinking on that needs addressing. Y measures to deal and Council the street, some Agree that the with anti-social houses are looking condition of some behaviour Healey very ugly and in need properties is an issue The Preferred Option of repair that needs addressing should propose W measures to deal ood with the condition of the housing stock Area 01/BW/10 Mr Agree that private Y In those areas of Action Whitehead landlords can lead to terraced housing Private Landlords problems if they do not that remain the should be made to keep their properties Preferred Option Plan keep properties in in good repair or should propose - good repair and properly vet their measures to tackle Consultation appearance and vet tenants. the problems caused their tenants by private landlords and their tenants 41/BW/121 Mrs Agree that private Y In those areas of Report Howarth landlords can lead to terraced housing Drastic action needs problems if they do not that remain the to be taken against keep their properties Preferred Option private landlords in good repair or should propose whose tenants cause properly vet their measures to tackle social problems and tenants. the problems caused neglect their homes to by private landlords the detriment of home and their tenants owners who generally Section Comment Consideration Influence on Effect on Content of Preferred Option Y/N Preferred Option take care of their homes. 39/BW/115 Mr Agree that private Y In those areas of Fallows landlords can lead to terraced housing Burnley The main issue is problems if they do not that remain the rented properties with keep their properties Preferred Option private landlords not in good repair or should propose W caring who they rent properly vet their measures to tackle ood them to or what tenants. the problems caused and trouble these people by private landlords cause. and their tenants Healey 37/BW/113 Agree that private Y In those areas of Hopkinson landlords can lead to terraced housing W Landlord licensing for problems if they do not that remain the ood terraced properties. keep their properties Preferred Option in good repair or should propose Area properly vet their measures to tackle tenants. the problems caused Action by private landlords and their tenants Plan Burnley 03/BW/24 Mr Agree that the support Y The Preferred Option - Campbell of external agencies should propose Consultation Borough Once redeveloped the including the police is measures to involve area should be important to the external agencies, patrolled by police implementation of the including the police, officers on a regular policies and proposals in ensuring the Council Report basis in the Area Action Plan successful 9 10 Burnley Burnley Section Comment Consideration Influence on Effect on Content of Preferred Option Y/N Preferred Option Borough implementation of W ood the Area Action Plan and 72/SW/280 Speake Agree that anti-social Y The Preferred Option Council The pavements are behaviour and littering should include Healey full of dog dirt and is an issue that needs measures to deal litter. Noisy louts are addressing with anti-social causing noise and behaviour and the W trouble and dogs are area's environment ood barking. Area 85/BW/476 Spelling Resident concerns N If I spend 20K on my with the process for Action property I might lose preparing the Area 10K with the Action Plan have been Plan compensation noted. The Preferred available. Costs more Option Stage of the - to demolish than do Area Action Plan is Consultation the housing up. What intended to give is the point - waste of residents more money. Consultation certainty. Any further set back 6 months - Clearance Proposals Report have been living with will have been this for 2 years - know appraised against a its down to funding. number of factors - Keep residents in the one of which will be community together. value for money and New houses will not deliverability. Existing be for the residents. residents affected by Don't agree with clearance will given shared ownership the opportunity to Section Comment Consideration Influence on Effect on Content of Preferred Option Y/N Preferred Option have worked hard all remain in the area. life to pay for house. The building of new When we started, we housing will provide were told we would accommodation both Burnley get like for like in for existing and new housing. People who residents of Burnley will buy the housing Wood W won't come from ood Burnley Wood and 86/BW/477 The Issues and N Hopkinson Options Consultation Healey 87/BW/478 Watson is a stage in the Why show plans that preparation of the might not happen - we Area Action Plan that W have had 3 years of must be undertaken. ood getting nowhere. It is acknowledged Area Need a final plan so that not all of the we can organise our options put forward Action lives. Problem of will be implemented. proposals blighting the The Preferred Option Plan Burnley area - residents not stage will give wanting to spend residents more - money on their houses certainty over the Consultation Borough - don't know which Council's Preferred way to jump.