PROPOSALS for a £2.5 milllion high-tech factory on thesite of the former ironworks at Backbarrow went before planners thisweek.
But a decision was swiftly deferred as Lake District NationalPark Authority planning officers warned there would be a lengthy waitahead.
The potential impact of the proposed development on thearchaeological site needs to be assessed, while the public will be giventhe chance to air views at a public meeting before planners can make theirdecision, said chief planning officer JohnPattison.
Manchester-based Ultratools, which makes high precisionmoulds for the cosmetics and medical industries, wants to relocate itsmanufacturing operation on the site of the old ironworks in thevillage.
But the scheme has already divided residents of the LevenValley, with some keen to see a revival of the area's industrial heritagewhile others voiced concern at the prospect of a new factory on theirdoorstep.
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