A new ‘greenway’ project has been earmarked on the former Great Harwood loop line, going across the Martholme Viaduct
A caravan park wants retrospective planning permission for unauthorised work on part of an old railway route by a landmark viaduct, where campaigners hope to create a new path and cycleway between the Ribble Valley, Hyndburn and Burnley.
The greenway project is also subject to future external funds and the reasonable accommodation of any affected land owners’ concerns. However, all that is separate to the council’s planning decisions system and current applications. And it does not prevent people from submitting planning applications regarding the former railway route.
The report says the viaduct was built in the 1870s with ten arches, 65ft high. The rail line closed in 1957. The caravan park application states the works involved digging a channel and creating an earth mound near the viaduct, to avoid trespass, together with benches, picnic tables and the re-seeding of areas with wild flowers. The earth mound screena a metal security fence on the viaduct.
It adds: “The ditch and bund block access to the viaduct, which is necessary for Railway Paths to perform viaduct maintenance and ensure safety. This provides no additional protection from trespass, as there is already a large metal fence. The ditch also holds potential to cause damage to the viaduct.”
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