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Lift-off for ‘flying saucer’
HOW the Halo sculpture is proposed to look.HOW the Halo sculpture is proposed to look.
ROSSENDALE’S controversial Halo sculpture has got the final go-ahead from the council.
Dubbed the ‘flying saucer’ because of its likeness to a UFO, the Halo is to act as a key landmark and symbol of East Lancashire’s regeneration.
And at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting all members voted in favour of the scheme, which the Development Control committee also voted to approve last October.
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The decision follows protests from some locals, who claimed the silver structure would be a blot on the landscape and attract anti-social behaviour.
Members were told at this week’s meeting at Bacup Leisure Hall that the council had a legal obligation to tidy up and ensure the safety of the former landfill site at Top O’Slate where the glowing panopticon is proposed.
The current budget for the site is £5,703 per annum, but remedial works required there would cost more than £150,000.
Cabinet member for street scene and liveability, Councillor Judith Driver, said: ‘We have a statutory obligation to carry out work at this site and if we don’t give approval to the scheme we will still have to carry out that remedial work.’
A total of £540,000 has been secured for the project from various funding bodies.
First published by the Rossendale Free Press
HOW the Halo sculpture is proposed to look.HOW the Halo sculpture is proposed to look.
ROSSENDALE’S controversial Halo sculpture has got the final go-ahead from the council.
Dubbed the ‘flying saucer’ because of its likeness to a UFO, the Halo is to act as a key landmark and symbol of East Lancashire’s regeneration.
And at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting all members voted in favour of the scheme, which the Development Control committee also voted to approve last October.
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The decision follows protests from some locals, who claimed the silver structure would be a blot on the landscape and attract anti-social behaviour.
Members were told at this week’s meeting at Bacup Leisure Hall that the council had a legal obligation to tidy up and ensure the safety of the former landfill site at Top O’Slate where the glowing panopticon is proposed.
The current budget for the site is £5,703 per annum, but remedial works required there would cost more than £150,000.
Cabinet member for street scene and liveability, Councillor Judith Driver, said: ‘We have a statutory obligation to carry out work at this site and if we don’t give approval to the scheme we will still have to carry out that remedial work.’
A total of £540,000 has been secured for the project from various funding bodies.
First published by the Rossendale Free Press