House plan thrown out

A PLAN to build a four bedroom detached house in the grounds of a former NHS care home at Culcheth has been thrown out by planning chiefs.
Members of the borough council’s planning committee decided the site at the former Fourways home in Twiss Green Lane was not suitable for the proposed development.
Culcheth and Glazebury Parish Council had lodged objections to the scheme and there was also opposition from neighbours and the borough tree and woodland officer.
Fourways has recently been converted into eight apartments and is now named Barton Mews.
Neighbours argued that this alone would lead to an unacceptable increase in traffic on Twiss Green Lane.
An additional four bedroomed house in a limited space and on a dangerous corner would lead to challenging traffic conditions, they suggested.
“The area has been saturated with property over the past few years and the traffic on this stretch of Twiss Green Lane is bordering dangerous levels.
“This narrow lane is home to a local primary school and any more development of green field sites on this road should be stopped. Safety of our local children must be made paramount.”
The parish council argued that the development would obstruct a junction that was the main exit and entrance for residents of at least half of Twiss Green Lane, also Twiss Green Drive, Ivy House Gardens and Stainforth Close and other roads.
The tree and woodland officer said there were protected trees on the site which were a valuable amenity feature.
Planning officers said the development would lead to the potential loss of an area of mature protected tress of significant value which contributed to the visual amenity of Twiss Green Lane.