Sarah Brooks-Silcock
Council: Lancashire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
3 meetings
Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026 10.30 am
Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 10.30 am
Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 10.30 am
The Regulatory Committee of Lancashire Council met on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, to discuss various matters concerning public rights of way and highway diversions. Key decisions included the modification of a bridleway application in Wennington to a restricted byway, the rejection of an application to upgrade a footpath to a bridleway in Longton, and the approval of diversions for a footpath at Bramblewood and a bridleway at Kirk House Farm.
Decisions from Meetings
4 decisions
Highways Act 1980 - Section 119 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 - Section 53A Diversion of Bridleway at Kirk House Farm, Over Kellet
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 10.30 am - January 28, 2026
...approved the diversion of part of Bridleway BW0124027 at Kirk House Farm, Over Kellet, to be made under the Highways Act 1980 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, with a neutral stance taken if objections require referral to the Secretary of State.
Recommendations Approved
Highways Act 1980 – Section 119 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 – Section 53A Proposed Diversion of Footpath at Bramblewood, Barnacre
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 10.30 am - January 28, 2026
...approved the proposed diversion of part of Footpath FP0205027 at Bramblewood, Barnacre-with-Bonds, Wyre, to be made under the Highways Act 1980 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Recommendations Approved
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Addition of Bridleway from Wennington Road to Old Moor Road, Wennington
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 10.30 am - January 28, 2026
...the addition of a restricted byway from Wennington Road to Old Moor Road, Wennington, was approved.
Recommendations Approved
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Hall Lane, Longton, South Ribble
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 10.30 am - January 28, 2026
...rejected the application to upgrade parts of Hall Lane, Longton, from footpath to bridleway on the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 3
Average per Month: 0.5
Decisions Recorded: 4