Issue details

The Chorley Town Centre Masterplan was first written in 2013 and it identified a number of key improvements for the town centre. This included the construction of the new ASDA store and associated public realm improvements. The South Market Street/Fleet Street area was improved with highway improvements for South Market Street completed in 2015. This linked in to the section of Market Street that was re-opened to vehicular traffic in 2012. The Town Centre Masterplan also set out a Public Realm Strategy for the Town Centre.

Chorley Borough Council (CBC) has engaged a consultancy, Planit, to review and update the Masterplan. Planit have been involved in the design of Fishergate in Preston and are also involved in the UCLAN project for the Adelphi Quarter. They have used this knowledge and experience to help inform the further development of the Masterplan.

The proposals contained in the refreshed masterplan will have an impact on the future management and maintenance of the highway. The design and materials will be agreed between Lancashire County Council (LCC) and CBC with a higher quality material palette than the standard specification for highway works.

The proposals will also mean changes to traffic movements and to waiting and loading provision. The impacts are not considered to be significant or be detrimental to traffic movements generally. Amendments to waiting and loading provisions will be managed on a scheme by scheme basis within an overall view of requirements.

As schemes come forward there will be a close working arrangement with agreement secured at an early stage on the design and construction arrangements. These arrangements will be subject to agreements under the powers of s278 of the Highways Act 1980.