NOTICE OF PROPOSAL LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (CLITHEROE ROAD, WHALLEY, RIBBLE VALLEY BOROUGH) (REMOVAL AND INTRODUCTION OF BUS STOP CLEARWAYS)
6th of March, 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lancashire County Council propose the following:
1) Remove a bus stop in Clitheroe Road, Whalley, the south east side, from a point 66 metres south west of its junction with the projected centreline of Hayhurst Road.
2) Introduce a Bus Stop Clearway at any time (the effect of which will be to prohibit the stopping of vehicles) in the following lengths of road:
a) Clitheroe Road, Whalley, the north west side, from a point 26.6 metres south west of its junction with the centreline of Hayhurst Road for a distance of 27 metres in a south westerly direction;
b) Clitheroe Road, Whalley, the south east side, from a point 32.6 metres south west of its junction with the projected centreline of Hayhurst Road for a distance of 27 metres in a south westerly direction.
Statement of Reasons
Extension of existing bus stop Clearway on north west side.
The purpose of this proposal is to extend the existing bus stop clearway by 8 metres to a 27 metre length, allowing buses to align correctly, safely and efficiently at the stop and allow for effective enforcement.
Removal and relocation of bus stop Clearway on south east side.
The purpose of this proposal is to remove the existing bus stop and introduce a new bus stop clearway in a more suitable location to enable buses to align correctly, safely and efficiently at the stop and allow for effective enforcement.
The proposal also includes the construction of a raised boarding platform ensuring safe boarding and alighting of passengers.
A copy of the relevant notice and plan may be inspected during normal office hours at the offices of the Ribble Valley Borough Council, Council Offices, Church Walk, Clitheroe, BB7 2RA and at the offices of The Director of Law and Governance, Lancashire County Council, County Hall, Fishergate, Preston, PR1 8XJ, and on Lancashire County Councils Website http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/roads/roadworks-and-traffic-regulation-orders/permanent.aspx or scan the QR code below. Any representations or objections (specifying the grounds on which they are made) relating to the proposal must be made in writing and should be sent to The Director of Law and Governance, Lancashire County Council, P O Box 100, County Hall, Preston PR1 0LD or by e-mail to tro-consultation@lancashire.gov.uk quoting ref: LSG4/894.20417/AFR before the 03 April 2025.
Heloise MacAndrew, Director of Law and Governance
06 March 2025