'How much of a rat run is that going to become?'
Plans to build 350 new houses on the edge of Blackpool have been approved by councillors despite concerns over flooding and that a diverted road could become a ‘rat run’.
Andrew Stell, development manager at Fylde Council, told the meeting part of Cropper Road would be closed off to traffic with only pedestrians and cyclists allowed to use it, and a new link road would be built to divert traffic through the new estate. He also warned the area was subject to flooding, and said “my neighbours have been underwater for the last eight months. The attenuation plans will only push more water onto our properties”. Councillors questioned the flooding risk and the reasons for diverting the road through the estate.
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