Anyway, just getting back to the main topic, that of project phoenix/elevate/whatever. It would appear to me that in other parts of Lancashire, imagination has been used in the regeneration of old housing stock.
Have a look at this:
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/comm...php/00043.html
My understanding is that these brick-built terraced houses were in a far worse state than the stone-built ones in West Accy; nevertheless, with a little bit of imagination and investment, someone has shown how to bring out the best in run down assets.
What did we do in Hyndburn? Well, immeadiatly to the west of the West Accy demolition area is the new, obnoxious housing estate on the site of the old reservoir. Would it not have been better to have only partially drained that, created a small parkland around it, demolished Rastricks foundry and then done some radical work on the existing housing? The new estate on the site of the old reservoir is not yet complete, but is already an eyesore.