park381 posted this link
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloa...pla_report.pdf
In it it shows in detail the reasons why the residents object.
The reasons which hold most weight with me are
1- The high density development will increase the population substantially which will overload the mains services - water and sewerage - The sewerage system is already subject to flooding and overflow, and is not due to be replaced for 15 years yet.
2- The development does not make adequate provision for parking by the new residents who will inevitably resort to main road parking which is already causing problems at the present popluation level.
These 2 points have been overshadowed by the '3 storey' argument, but are valid reasons for objection in their own right.