A DEVELOPMENT of 18 new homes at Cowan Bridge, near Kirkby Lonsdale, has been approved by Lancaster City Council planners.

The stone constructed homes will be built on an available plot of land between the A65 and Leck Beck. A spokesman for Skipton-based planning consultants Rural Solutions Ltd said: "In addition to bringing a supply of family-sized homes to the village, the scheme will also fund a reduction in the speed limit through the village which has long been an issue for residents."