Plans for Leighton Road - footpath to be closed or not?

There has been much talk locally of the plans currently being considered to close the footpath through from Leighton Road and down the hill towards the railway station at Green Lane. If this path is closed it will cut off from Higher Tranmere and its shops all those on the other side of Leighton Road. It will also remove the most direct route to the station from Higher Tranmere. Many of the residents that I have spoken to are cross about this and think that the pathway should be kept open. I am one of those who uses this pathway whenever I go into Liverpool city centre - indeed I will be using it later today.

I have also received complaints from other local residents who have told me that when they moved into their properties adjacent to Leighton Road they were told "... by Riverside Housing that the plan for Leighton Road was to build bungalows for older people." They tell me that they would not have moved into their existing bungalows if they had thought that Leighton Road was to be used for family housing.

Seen the plans?
The new plans - of which I have a full sized copy - call me on 07976 839054 if you want to have a look - show that 16 properties in all are proposed. Four of these are to be two bedroomed bungalows, seven are to be three-bedroomed houses over two floors and five are to be four-bedroomed, over three floors. The plans have been drawn up the Family and Venture Housing Association and were dated on December 14th 2006

I have been sent a copy of these plans by Sue Hooper of the Wirral Council - for which thanks - and she tells me that revised plans are currently being drawn up to include keeping the footpath open.

I am told by one of the local residents - that this change of plan follows complaints to Frank Field MP and to Phil Davies - one of our our local Councillors.

This proposed change will be greeted by many as good news providing that the revised plan is the one eventually adopted.