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Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.30 am
September 17, 2025 Regulatory Committee View on council website Watch video of meeting Read transcript (Professional subscription required)Summary
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The Regulatory Committee of Lancashire County Council met on Wednesday 17 September 2025. The committee received a progress report on previous committee items.
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Higher Simpson Fold, Higher Wheelton
Officers presented recommendations concerning the investigation into the line and width of the public footpath (FP0921008) through Higher Simpson Fold. The recommendations included rejecting applications A and C, partially accepting application B (to delete a section of footpath but not add one along a gully), and accepting application D to record the full width of the highway along an access track and yard. Officers recommended that a definitive map modification order be made to add a public footpath on a new line and modify particulars for an existing footpath to record its full width, including a limitation for a gate.
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Addition of Bridleway over Eyes Lane, Newburgh and Parbold
Officers presented recommendations for the addition of a bridleway over Eyes Lane. The recommendation was to accept the application in part, recording footpath rights across the railway (A-X) and restricted byway rights (X-B) only. Officers recommended that a definitive map modification order be made to reflect these rights, and that the order be promoted for confirmation.
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Addition of Bridleway from Arkmere Lane to Higher Lane via Sands Bottom, Nether Wyresdale
Officers presented recommendations for the addition of a bridleway from Arkmere Lane to Higher Lane via Sands Bottom, with a modification to recognise carriageway rights. Officers recommended that a definitive map modification order be made to add a restricted byway, and that this order be promoted for confirmation.
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Public Footpaths at Coronation Field, Lancaster City Definitive Map Modification Order 2015
Officers presented the 'Lancashire County Council Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way Public Footpaths at Coronation Field, Lancaster City (Definitive Map Modification) Order 2015' for confirmation. Following further investigations and consideration of the evidence, officers concluded that the test for confirmation could be met and recommended that the order be confirmed as an unopposed order.
Progress Report on Previous Committee Items
The committee noted the progress report on previous committee items, which provided an update on definitive map modification orders and public path orders since the June meeting. This included details of notices of making published, consultations sent, new applications received, and orders confirmed.
Delegated decisions linked to this meeting
Decision summaries below are AI-generated from the council’s published record. Check the council source or the full decision page before relying on them.
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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Addition of Bridleway from Arkmere Lane to Higher Lane via Sands Bottom, Nether Wyresdale
Recommendations Approved...to accept the application with modification to recognize carriageway rights, make a Definitive Map Modification Order under S53(2)(b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to add a restricted byway from Arkmere Lane to Higher Lane via Sand Bottoms, Nether Wyresdale, and promote the Order to confirmation, if necessary by submitting it to the Planning Inspectorate.
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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Addition of Bridleway over Eyes Lane, Newburgh and Parbold
Recommendations Approved...to accept the application in part, the Regulatory Committee approved recommendations to make a Definitive Map Modification Order under S53(2)(b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to add a footpath across the railway A-X and restricted byway X-B, and to promote the Order to confirmation, if necessary by submitting it to the Planning Inspectorate.
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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Public Footpaths at Coronation Field, Lancaster City Definitive Map Modification Order 2015
Recommendations Approved...to confirm "The Lancashire County Council Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way Public Footpaths at Coronation Field, Lancaster City (Definitive Map Modification) Order 2015" as an unopposed Order, adding public footpaths to the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way at Coronation Field, Lancaster City.
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Progress Report on Previous Committee Items
Recommendations Approved...they approved the recommendations to note the progress report on definitive map modification orders and public path orders since the previous Regulatory Committee meeting.
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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Higher Simpson Fold, Higher Wheelton
Recommendations Approved...to address applications and an investigation regarding public footpaths at Higher Simpson Fold, the committee approved recommendations to reject one application, partially accept another, accept a third, and make a Definitive Map Modification Order to add a public footpath, delete part of another, modify particulars to record the full width of a footpath, and record a limitation of a gate.
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