Purpose

The purpose of this is to slow down
traffic and allow safe passage of pedestrians due to the increase
in traffic coming in and out of the town centre of Nelson. The
proposal has been introduced due to serious accidents involving
pedestrians at the crossing.

Consultations
Formal consultation was carried out between 05 September 2025 and
03 October 2025 which included advertising in the local press and
notices being displayed on site. Divisional county councillors were
consulted along with the council's usual consultees and the
consultation documents posted on the council's website.

Following formal consultation 1 responses were received. The main
points raised in the responses along with Officer comments are
outlines in Appendix C.

Content

Peter Bell, Highway Regulation Manager, on
behalf of Matt Townsend, Director of Highways and
Transport, took the decision to approve the proposal as set
out in the report.