OLD LAUND BOOTH PARISH COUNCIL
www.fence-in-pendle.co.uk

CLERK: REBECCA  AF HAY
OLLISTAN
239 RED LEES ROAD
CLIVIGER
NR. BURNLEY
BB10 4RF

OCTOBER  UPDATE OF OLD LAUND BOOTH PARISH COUNCIL DURING THE CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN

1. Updates

Following parish council representations, Lancashire County Council has confirmed the new lighting columns will be erected at St Anne’s Drive, as soon as possible and then it will take between 6 and 8 weeks to connect.

Also, re regarding parking problems in Greenbank Drive, LCC say that  H Bars are used to accentuate property entrances and communicate to drivers the need for access. However, they do not carry any enforceability in themselves. A vehicle who parks in a manner, which obstructs access to a property via a constructed vehicle crossing point is for the police to take enforcement action under the Road Traffic Act.
 
H Bars can be provided by the county council in qualifying instances at a cost of £171, which must be funded by the applying resident or organisation. If the residents would like to apply they can email their request to highways@lancashire.gov.uk or contact 0300 123 6780.

Following an accident on the bypass, residents have contacted the parish council for help re safety measures. The parish council and the police have been campaigning for years, with little success, for such measures and in July received the following from LCC regarding the introduction of speed cameras.

“The present policy of the Lancashire Road Safety Partnership is that no more fixed speed cameras are to be provided to allow resources to be used for mobile enforcement so that the benefits of these activities can be spread more widely across the roads of Lancashire.
 
Several roads in Lancashire have also had, or are planned to have, average speed cameras installed in response to the higher rates of collisions which can be addressed by this type of equipment. The funding for these came from national funds reserved for the roads in England with the worst casualty records. There are no plans to install these cameras on the A6068 at this time but each year we prepare schemes to address the collisions in Lancashire and again the schemes are directed at locations where they will have the greatest benefits. When this process is carried out for next year's programme of schemes the A6068 will be considered along with all the other roads in Lancashire to be included within that programme which is expected to be finalised in spring 2021’’

2. Planning

20/0565/HHO – demolition of existing conservatory and erection of two storey side extension with mezzanine floor and new entrance door – Higher Spen Farm Cottage, Noggarth Road – no objections.

20/0630/Ful – erection of self contained resident annexe to rear garden at 164 Wheatley Lane Road – no objections.

20/0653 – ADV proposal – advertisement consent for the erection of 3 no development marketing boards at Wheatley Laithe Farm, Barrowford Road for Pendle Business Park Ltd – question where boards will be sited as entrance to the farm is on the bypass, concern over road safety.

4 Finance

In: £50 – Pendle Forest Sports Club monthly rent.

Authorised payments were made to:

£180.54 – D. Halstead, lengthsman's salary and expenses..
£355 - Rebecca Hay, clerk's salary and expenses£53.77 – Clerk’s pension contribution...
£157.50 – JR Newhouse – village hall  and play area grass cutting and weed spraying.
£35 – J. Barritt, internal audit.
£2.66 – HMRC.
£34.45 – B. Newman for Mr Pickles, sign repairs.
£25 – RBL – poppy donation

5. Meeting

November 2nd, 7 p.m.