Decision details

Following receipt of feedback after a formal consultation period carried out between 12 January 2024 and 09 February 2024, it is now intended to modify the proposed zebra crossing on Whalley Road by relocating to a more suitable location.

The purpose of the proposal is to provide safer road crossing facilities as a wider benefit for pedestrians who live to the north of the canal bridge and in conjunction with requests for a crossing at this location.

An informal consultation was carried out with the property frontages between the 18th December 2024 and 24th January 2025 which received no objections to the revised proposals.

Following consultation carried out between 12 January 2024 and 09 February 2024, it is now intended to modify the proposal as titled above, as set out below:

Remove the Original Zebra Crossing:

Introduce a zebra crossing in Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors, from a point 22.5 metres north of its junction with the centreline of Mill Entrance for a distance of 37.38 metres in a northerly direction.

Introduce a Modified Zebra Crossing Schedule:

Introduce a zebra crossing in Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors, from a point 7 metres north of its junction with the centreline of Corn Mill Yard for a distance of 37 metres in a southerly direction on the northbound carriageway and for a distance of 33 metres in a southerly direction on the southbound carriageway.

Formal modification consultation was carried out between 14 February 2025 until 14 March 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 5 responses were received. The main points raised in the responses along with Officer comments are outlines in Appendix C.

Please note, within the initial consultation that was carried out, an objection was received from the local MP. The engineer has since tried to contact the MP however, they are no longer in office.

Peter Bell, Highway Regulation Manager, on behalf of Matt Townsend, Director of Highways and transport, took the decision to approve the introduction of a modified zebra crossing in Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors.