Issue - meetings

1.         That the making of the proposed Chorley Borough Council Footpath FP0902026 Public Path Diversion Order 2025 pursuant to Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 be approved in respect of lengths of Footpath 26 shown on the proposed order map reference 1181-02-031-P4 at Appendix 2 so as to facilitate development in accordance with the grant of planning permission reference 21/00439/FULMAJ.

2.         That the Director of Governance be authorised to serve notice regarding the making of the order on prescribed persons and arrange for notice in the local press and on site.

3.         That the Director of Governance be authorised, in the event that no representations are received or in the event that any which are received are withdrawn, to confirm the order as unopposed and to serve notice regarding the confirmation of the order on prescribed persons and arrange for notice in the local press and on site.

The Principal Planning Officer presented the report of the Director of Governance. 

To consider an application submitted on behalf of Lea Valley Limited for the diversion of FP0602026 in order to facilitate the development of up to 33 individual units for employment and commercial uses.  

The public path diversion order authorised by members on 16 January 2024 which had been made but not confirmed would not be pursued in the light of defects in the route on the order map identified by Lancashire County Council (LCC).

It was proposed by Councillor Alex Hilton, seconded by Councillor Alistair Morwood and subsequently Resolved: (unanimously)

1.         That the making of the proposed Chorley Borough Council Footpath FP0902026 Public Path Diversion Order 2025 pursuant to Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 be approved in respect of lengths of Footpath 26 shown on the proposed order map reference 1181-02-031-P4 at Appendix 2 so as to facilitate development in accordance with the grant of planning permission reference 21/00439/FULMAJ.

2.         That the Director of Governance be authorised to serve notice regarding the making of the order on prescribed persons and arrange for notice in the local press and on site.

3.         That the Director of Governance be authorised, in the event that no representations are received or in the event that any which are received are withdrawn, to confirm the order as unopposed and to serve notice regarding the confirmation of the order on prescribed persons and arrange for notice in the local press and on site.