Issue - meetings

A report was presented on the proposed creation, by agreement, of a publically maintainable bridleway on part of Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Footpath 2 at Rowley Farm, Burnley, as shown on the Committee plan attached to the agenda papers, between points A-B-C-D-E. 

The Committee noted that an opportunity had arisen to achieve the first step in securing agreement to the bridleway link, as a result of a planning application for the conversion of several agricultural buildings at Rowley Farm, to residential dwellings.  In order to obtain planning permission, one of the landowners had indicated that they would be willing to enter in agreement for that part of Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Footpath 2 that runs over their land, to be dedicated as a bridleway.

No objections to the proposal had been received.

It was proposed that the Terms of the Agreement be signed by this particular landowner, to enable them to finalise their planning permission, but that the Terms of the Agreement would not be signed by the county council until the continuation of the proposed route had been agreed with the other landowners, to avoid the creation of an unconnected bridleway.

It was reported that the proposal was considered to be a benefit to the public in view of the fact that it would improve the network of public rights of way for horse riders and cyclists, in addition to the existing public footpath rights that were available to pedestrians.

Resolved:

(i) That the proposal for a Public Path Creation Agreement to dedicate a length of bridleway on part of Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Footpath 2 at

Rowley Farm, Burnley be accepted.

(ii) That a Public Path Creation Agreement be entered into under Section 25

of the Highways Act 1980 between the owner of the land crossed by part

ofWorsthorne-with-Hurstwood Footpath 2 at Rowley Farm, Burnley and

Lancashire County Council to dedicate a length of bridleway as shaded

on the map attached to the agenda papers and marked A-B-C-D-E.