Purpose

 
The proposals are being pursued
as part of a s278 Agreement under the Highways Act 1980 as part of
a new Care home facility development which will introduce further
traffic movements around this area of Preston Lancaster New Road
and the neighbouring Lancaster Road bus route. The purpose of the
proposed bus stop clearways are for the promotion of sustainable
transport and to support social inclusion for the new residents and
reduced vehicle dependency.
 
Consultations
Formal consultation was carried out
between 17 January-2024 and 16 February-2024 which included
frontagers to the proposed location of the Bus Stop being notified
and notices being displayed on site. Divisional county councillors
were consulted along with the council's usual consultees. Following
formal consultation two objections were received on the grounds
that they wish the length of the bus stop to be shortened by 6
metres as detailed in appendix E.
Officer's Response
After consideration of the objections,
officers believed that the request to reduce the box marking was
achievable. Therefore, to help alleviate local concerns a
modification to the lengths of the bus stop clearway markings was
proposed, reducing the original 37 metre length as originally
advertised (shown on Appendix B) to 27 metres in length as per the
advertised modification (shown on Appendix D). Formal consultation
of the modification was carried out between 9 October-2024 and 30
October-2024 which included notices being displayed on site.
Divisional county councillors were consulted and original objectors
notified. In response to the modification one objection has
subsequently been withdrawn and no further responses have been
received.
 

Content

Peter Bell, Regulation
and Enforcement Manager, took the decision to approve the proposed
bus stop clearways.