REPORT OF:WEST CRAVEN COMMITTEE CO-ORDINATOR

TO:WEST CRAVEN COMMITTEE

DATE:6th MAY 2008

PROBLEM SITES

FILE REF. / SITE / CONTACT / OWNER / ISSUE / HISTORY / RESOLUTION / CURRENT POSITION / SERVICE AREA
1 / The One Stop Shop / Help the Aged
1-3 Church Street
Barnoldswick / Ivor Thomas
NW Surveyor Freshwater Group
7th Floor – Africa House
64-68 Kingsway
London WC2 6BG
(02072420514) / Top floor in state of disrepair, broken windows and remains of old for sale sign. / 08.01.08
05.02.08 / Report to WC Committee – meeting to be arranged with owners.
Letter to be sent listing required improvements. / Meeting arranged for 31.01.08 but cancelled due to snow.
Letter sent 07.04.08 / D & L
P & R S
2 / Railway Public House
Church Street
Barnoldswick / Enterprise Inns
Contact David Lea (01217337700)
Tenant Martin Smith (815004) / Uneven stone set paving in front of premises / 08.01.08
04.03.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee – meeting to be arranged with owners
Steve Conti (856275) LCC to contact David Lea of Enterprise Inns to see if he prepared to let LCC adopt pavement which is currently unadopted.
Progress report requested / Tenant wants paving repaired but in hands of brewery who claim not to own land. LCC adamant land not theirs.
Tenant refusing to pay for repair which would cost approx. £30.00 – LCC will not adopt until repairs done. / LCC
P & R S
3 / Former Redmans Shop Church Street
Barnoldswick / C Morley
9 Church Street / Top floor façade, old dilapidated in state of disrepair and out of keeping with surroundings / 08.01.08
04.03.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee – meeting to be arranged with owners
Reminder letter to be issued as no response received.
Progress report requested / Letter sent 16.01.08
Letter sent 03.04.08
Reply to letter received – owner is renovating property window replaced. / D & L
P & R S
P & R S
4 / Seven Stars Public House
Church Street
Barnoldswick / Mark Richardson – Business Relationship Manager
Punch Taverns
Jubilee House
Second Avenue
Burton-on-Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 2WF
(07876546120)
Tenant Gordon Paterson (813325) / Out buildings dilapidated, run-down, unmaintained and weed infested / 08.01.08
05.02.08
04.03.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee – meeting to be arranged with owners
Meeting to be arranged
Given 2 weeks to report back from the brewery’s asset management group.
Progress report requested as no response to e-mails requesting information. / Contact made await confirmation dates for meeting
Meeting took place on 25.02.08
No response.
E-mail to M Richardson 15.04.08 advising that next step is Section 79 Building Act Notice re dilapidated building if no response received.
Reply received cannot change use of the out buildings due to access issues, feel refurbishment not an option in today’s climate given capital it would require. / P & R S
Councillors
D & L
P & R S
5 / Lean to building
Rear of 32 Church Street
Barnoldswick / Mr J & Ms M Wilcock
17 Stainton Drive
Burnley BB12 0TS / 05.02.08
01.04.08 / 05.02.08 – Democratic & Legal to identify owners and contact to be made re improvements
Progress report requested / Owners identified and letter sent 14.02.08 meeting with Councillors held 25.02.08 – they to contact Regen team re improvement grant.
Checked 15.04.08 with Paul Collins in Regen no contact made to date. / D & L
P & R S
6 / Commercial Street
Barnoldswick
(various owners – garage sites) / Various buildings including garages in state of disrepair / 08.01.08
05.02.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee
Progress report requested / Estates contacted 13.02.08 to check land registry for owners of garages
Land registry search received. / P & R S
7 / CoatesWharf
Off Skipton Road
Barnoldswick / Dilapidated and in untidy condition / 08.01.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee
Progress report requested / Awaiting outcome of enforcement action – hearing on 01.05.08 / D & L
8 / Croft Garage
St James Square
Barnoldswick / Thomas Charles Beresford
Croft Garage
St James Square
Barnoldswick
BB18 5NU / Garage appears unmaintained and in semi-derelict condition / 08.01.08
04.03.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee – meeting to be arranged with owners
No response to letter – second letter to be sent
Progress report requested / Letter sent 16.01.08 requesting meeting
Letter sent 03.04.08
Telephoned in response to second letter – doing work on property painted door and done some re-pointing. To replace sign needs planning permission and £1000 and hasn’t the money at present. / D & L
P & R S
D & L
9 / Gable end property
Victoria Street
Earby / In state of disrepair / 08.01.08
04.03.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee – Earby Councillors to update
Clarification required isthis
property the front of 69, Victoria Rd
Progress report requested / P & R S
P & R S
10 / 69 Victoria Road Earby / Shop front dilapidated in poor unmaintained condition / 08.01.08
04.03.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee – Earby Councillors to update
Clarification required – see file ref 9
Progress report requested / P& R S
P & R S
11 / 59 Victoria Road
Earby / Shop front dilapidated in poor unmaintained condition / 08.01.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee – Earby Councillors to update
Progress report requested / P & R S
12 / 41 Victoria Road
Earby / Shop being used for storage of various goods and in untidy condition / 08.01.08
04.03.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee – Earby Councillors to update
Letter to be sent re boxes in window and to Damart re removing damaged sign
Progress report requested / P & R S
P & R S
13 / The Croft
Main Street
Kelbrook / Untidy land caused by building materials and rubble deposited on site / 08.01.08
01.04.08 / Report to WC Committee
Progress report requested / Letter issued re tidying their garden – date unknown
Shelley Coffey to write to owners advising them planning permission included landscape and boundary wall improvements which have not been done. / P & R S
Planning
14 / Old Barn between Eastwood Street and Terrace / In dangerous condition / 14.03.08
01.04.08 / Property added to list by Cllr Whipp
Progress report requested / P & R S

KEY – D & L = Democratic and Legal Services

P & R S = Parks and Recreation Services

LCC = Lancashire County Council

Marsden Hall Farm

NELSON

Report Author: Coleen L Jones (Tel:) (01282) 661609

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Date: 15 April 2008