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Originally Posted by MargaretR
When I visited Within Grove using Google maps, I was amazed at how many are boarded up there. I got the impression of 25% - maybe more.
The next question - were they passed to Hyndburn Homes along with all the others.?
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That's the only place I can think of, which has empty properties in any number. I can't think of many, if any, in Ossy, or the back way I drive into Accy via Springhill, and the factory bottoms.
'PROPOSALS to seize and sell off empty and derelict properties could put an end to numerous blights across the borough.'
Hyndburn empty properties could be seized and sold (From Lancashire Telegraph)
Two thousand is the figure quoted in the press, so it must be right, but it seems like a massive figure, especially considering there are no high rise developments in Hyndburn.
Most of the houses that were supposed to redeveloped off Blackburn Road have been demolished, so they can't be counted in the number.