A development plan for the canal corridor through Rishton is currently in the process of being drawn up. The masterplan will look at developing the canalside areas in a holistic manner which will require any future planning applications to compliment each other and be in the best interests of Rishton's future.
Cllr Ken Moss put a motion to full Council in 2013 to secure funding for the project and fellow ward Councillor, Clare Cleary, has now taken up the baton and is moving forward with the scheme.
Cllr Cleary, Cabinet member for Housing, said, "This is a great scheme and I am excited to take it to the next stage. We are sitting on bags of untapped potential along the canal and with so much undeveloped land at the moment it makes sense to state what we want from it rather than leaving it purely in the hands of property developers."
Leader of HBC, Cllr Miles Parkinson, said, "Along the canal we have a number of sites in the Rishton area that offer the potential for some very attractive canal side housing. The Council has recently agreed to fund a development brief that should help to stimulate the market and attract the interest of developers. The brief will be completed by December this year."
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