DOCSLIB.ORG

Newsletter 109 April 2012

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Newsletter 109 April 2012 LANCASTER CIVIC SOCIETY NEWSLETTER No. 109 April/May 2012 Lancaster Market Hall But wait! The Council’s Chief Executive reports on 11 April that the landlord of the building, Allied (Lancaster) Ltd, had come up with four new Hindsight is a wonderful thing. It seems clear now proposals. How can four new proposals appear at that the City Council were probably misguided when such a late stage? Why were they not put forward in 1995 they took a 99-year lease on the Market earlier? Could the Council officers not have Hall, then sublet stalls to the traders; but few of foreseen these possibilities? Can we put any trust us could have foreseen the competition that many in a company that suddenly produces four new ideas of the businesses in the Market would soon face like rabbits from a hat at the last moment? The from the supermarkets, which makes the stalls full Council meeting at which these four proposals much less profitable than they used to be. The were discussed failed to reach a decision so the Council’s decision to take on the lease seemed right outcome remains uncertain and the few remaining at the time. traders remain in limbo. However we can be sure of one thing: Lancaster’s indoor market, a feature for Their more recent actions look less excusable. Last over a century of the city centre and a place where year the Council considered the option of moving those without access to capital could start a small the indoor market to the City Museum, a suggestion retail business in Lancaster, is no more. that many of us thought impractical and Martin Widden inappropriate. In July 2011 they decided not to do this, but instead to move all the traders to the lower ground floor of the Market Hall. After havering for a couple of months, all the traders agreed to move to the lower ground floor - except April/May Newsletter and the AGM one, a ‘national company not belonging to the Market Traders Association’, which tried to get a special Once again the April and May newsletters have rent reduction (who were they, we wonder?). This been combined into one issue. This issue therefore put a spanner in the works. includes the AGM notification and nomination call as well as the summer-outing booking form. In November 2011, on a cross-party resolution, the Council voted to close the indoor market and It has been standard practice to include with the negotiate a buy-out from its lease of the Market AGM notification, the statement of accounts for Hall building. The Lancaster Guardian reported the financial year ending 31st March. However the that this could cost the local taxpayer up to £20 accounts have yet to be finalised and inspected and million, to compensate the traders and (especially) approved by the Committee. They will be available the landlord. A number of market traders had at the AGM (along with the minutes of the last already moved out, but following the Council’s AGM and the Special General Meeting held in decision several more left, leaving the Market a December), but if anyone wishes to see the mere shadow of its former self. In November, accounts in advance of 13th June, please contact Council officers were still reiterating that they Winnie Clark (tel. 01524 33411 or email ‘desired a thriving indoor market’, but without a [email protected]). A copy will be sent to miracle, there was no prospect of reviving it. you as soon as they become available. 1 Centros and the Canal Corridor North site Scotforth Supermarket Appeal Centros recently issued a revised masterplan for The appeal by Commercial Estates Projects (CEP) the Canal Corridor North site. This is a more against the refusal of planning permission by the sensitive scheme which appears to address the City Council’s Planning Committee for a large (7250 concerns of English Heritage, notably through the sq metre) supermarket on fields to the south of retention of more of the historic buildings on the Lawson’s Bridge, reconvened between 21-30 March. site (including the Brewery, parts of the Joseph The appeal had been adjourned since December to Storey/Heron Works and parts of Swan Court - a allow CEP to revise its application to take into rare surviving example of early court housing). The account some of the concerns expressed. The controversial bridge link over Stonewell has also revised proposal removed the hotel and been removed. There is provision for a canal-side pub/restaurant and, for the time being the filling park, public spaces, a foodstore, a department station, and provided a road which could link with a store, a variety store and about 30 other shops. bridge over the West Coast railway line to allow The Heron Works would form a restaurant quarter access to the Whinney Carr site, should that be near the canal. It is proposed that the Musicians’ developed at a future date. The supermarket’s Co-operative be housed in the restored Brewery outline design was also slightly revised with more and there would be some new housing at the north landscaping along Scotforth Road and a more active end of the site, near Alfred Street. Parking for frontage on the south, east and north elevations. about 800 cars would be provided, some in an Our concerns remained however and we again wrote undercroft below the retail area. A broad to the Inspector, re-iterating our earlier objections pedestrian crossing would lead from Lower Church to the proposed development on six grounds: Street (scheduled to be upgraded) through Stonewell into the new development. 1. The proposed development would add to the traffic on an already congested route on a narrow Successfully linking the new development and the section of the A6. existing city centre will be essential to ensure the 2. The use of a greenfield site on the outskirts of retail success of both areas. The southbound leg of Lancaster when brownfield sites exist near to the the A6 road, which separates the two areas, is a city centre (and potentially in the city centre) does formidable obstacle and good linkages will be not seem compatible with sustainable development. crucial. In an interview with Radio Lancashire, 3. The introduction of this large out-of-town Steve Bryson of Centros promised public development was likely to damage, or at least consultations during 2012 prior to the submission of seriously dilute, the retail potential of the city a planning application towards the end of the year. centre. 4. The removal of the hotel, restaurant and (for When more details become available, we propose to the moment) the filling station, makes the revised hold a general meeting at which members can application less dense, but the scale of the discuss the proposals before the Society submits a proposed supermarket remains out of character at formal statement. this key gateway to the city. Meanwhile members may be interested in a general 5. The application remains in outline only, so it is public meeting to discuss the masterplan organised impossible to fully assess the impact of this large by the campaign group “It’s Our City”. This will be development on a sensitive and key site. th held on 15 May at Lancaster Town Hall starting at 6. Such a large development with its associated 7.30pm. traffic implications could constrain other proposed The Centros revised masterplan is available on the developments in the area, especially the Science Society’s website www.lancastercivicsociety.org. Park. There is also a link to a statement by the City Council and to the Heritage Assets Report prepared There was a final meeting on 16 April and the by The Conservation Studio for the Council and Inspector will now write his report and make a English Heritage entitled “Assessment of Heritage recommendation to the Secretary of State for Values and Significance” which is also available on Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles). the Council’s website: (www.lancaster.gov.uk/ccnreport). 2 Report on March Meeting National Planning Policy Framework After 50 years building supermarkets, what have The government’s revision of the planning system we learned? With several new supermarket came into force on Tuesday 27th March 2012. It proposals in Lancaster, the question is pertinent. marks the biggest reform of the planning system in Tom Miller, formerly Head of Planning in Ellesmere England for fifty years. It is intended to reduce Port and Neston, shared with us his experiences of and simplify the very complex planning guidance good and bad supermarket developments in a talk which had developed over the years, replacing it entitled “What seems to work best in planning with a more accessible system, which it is hoped will supermarkets: 38 years of error and trial”. also stimulate development and encourage economic At worst, the local authority has to accept the growth. The draft framework, put out for standard design of huge supermarket from consultation last year, attracted widespread whichever of the Big Four chains has bid the most concern that it contained insufficient protection for its preferred out-of-town site. The result is for the countryside. It was seen by many as a the maximum disruption to town-centre trade – “developers’ charter” and the National Trust, CPRE shops close and shopping has to be car-based. and other bodies, including our own national At best, the local authority sells its preferred organisation, Civic Voice, lobbied for revisions. town-centre site to the Big Four chain that has Their concerns seem to have been heeded by the most closely met the authority’s development and government.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Heritage Open Days
    LANCASTER & MORECAMBE BAY HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 6-9 & 13-16 September 2018 www.heritageopendays.org.uk Heritage Open Days Events 2018 LANCASTER Lancaster Castle Castle Parade, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YJ Free guided tours of this iconic building recently fully opened to the public. Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September: Tours run every half an hour from 1000 - 1600. Tours are available on a strictly first come first served basis. Visitors will be given tickets to the next available tour at the time of their arrival - no pre-booking is available for any free tour. Access: We regret that the guided tour is not wheelchair friendly. Contact for the day: 01524 64998 Lancaster Grand Theatre St Leonardgate, Lancaster LA1 1QW Take a tour of this beautiful working theatre which has been continually operating since 1782. Friday 7 September: 1000 to 1530 Saturday 8 September: 1000 to 1530 Sunday 9 September: 1000 to 1530 Access: Certain parts of the theatre only accessible by stairs Max 12 people per tour/session. Tour approx. one hour. No booking required. Contact for the day: Mike Hardy 07771 864385 Lancaster Royal Grammar School East Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3EF Visit an exhibition of our famous past pupils and join a guided tour. Saturday 15 September: 1000 - 1600. No booking required. Access: Old School House has steps leading up to the building. Contact for the day: Emma Jones 01524 580632 Lancaster Priory 1 Priory Close, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YZ Free guided tour and demonstrations of bell ringing in the tower. Saturday 8 September: 1300 – 1600. Tours 1300, 1400 and 1500 Access: The bell tower is not wheelchair accessible.
    [Show full text]
  • Electoral Review of Salford City Council
    Electoral review of Salford City Council Response to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s consultation on Warding Patterns August 2018 1 1 Executive Summary 1.1 Salford in 2018 has changed dramatically since the city’s previous electoral review of 2002. Salford has seen a turnaround in its fortunes over recent years, reversing decades of population decline and securing high levels of investment. The city is now delivering high levels of growth, in both new housing and new jobs, and is helping to drive forward both Salford’s and the Greater Manchester economies. 1.2 The election of the Greater Manchester Mayor and increased devolution of responsibilities to Greater Manchester, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, is fundamentally changing the way Salford City Council works in areas of economic development, transport, work and skills, planning, policing and more recently health and social care. 1.3 Salford’s directly elected City Mayor has galvanised the city around eight core priorities – the Great Eight. Delivering against these core priorities will require the sustained commitment and partnership between councillors, partners in the private, public, community and voluntary and social enterprise sectors, and the city’s residents. This is even more the case in the light of ongoing national policy changes, the impending departure of the UK from the EU, and continued austerity in funding for vital local services. The city’s councillors will have an absolutely central role in delivering against these core priorities, working with all our partners and residents to harness the energies and talents of all of the city.
    [Show full text]
  • The Last Post Reveille
    TTHHEE LLAASSTT PPOOSSTT It being the full story of the Lancaster Military Heritage Group War Memorial Project: With a pictorial journey around the local War Memorials With the Presentation of the Books of Honour The D Day and VE 2005 Celebrations The involvement of local Primary School Chidren Commonwealth War Graves in our area Together with RREEVVEEIILLLLEE a Data Disc containing The contents of the 26 Books of Honour The thirty essays written by relatives Other Associated Material (Sold Separately) The Book cover was designed and produced by the pupils from Scotforth St Pauls Primary School, Lancaster working with their artist in residence Carolyn Walker. It was the backdrop to the school's contribution to the "Field of Crosses" project described in Chapter 7 of this book. The whole now forms a permanent Garden of Remembrance in the school playground. The theme of the artwork is: “Remembrance (the poppies), Faith (the Cross) and Hope( the sunlight)”. Published by The Lancaster Military Heritage Group First Published February 2006 Copyright: James Dennis © 2006 ISBN: 0-9551935-0-8 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-95511935-0-7 Paperback Extracts from this Book, and the associated Data Disc, may be copied providing the copies are for individual and personal use only. Religious organisations and Schools may copy and use the information within their own establishments. Otherwise all rights are reserved. No part of this publication and the associated data disc may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the Editor.
    [Show full text]
  • The First 40 Years
    A HISTORY OF LANCASTER CIVIC SOCIETY THE FIRST 40 YEARS 1967 – 2007 By Malcolm B Taylor 2009 Serialization – part 7 Territorial Boundaries This may seem a superfluous title for an eponymous society, so a few words of explanation are thought necessary. The Society’s sometime reluctance to expand its interests beyond the city boundary has not prevented a more elastic approach when the situation demands it. Indeed it is not true that the Society has never been prepared to look beyond the City boundary. As early as 1971 the committee expressed a wish that the Society might be a pivotal player in the formation of amenity bodies in the surrounding districts. It was resolved to ask Sir Frank Pearson to address the Society on the issue, although there is no record that he did so. When the Society was formed, and, even before that for its predecessor, there would have been no reason to doubt that the then City boundary would also be the Society’s boundary. It was to be an urban society with urban values about an urban environment. However, such an obvious logic cannot entirely define the part of the city which over the years has dominated the Society’s attentions. This, in simple terms might be described as the city’s historic centre – comprising largely the present Conservation Areas. But the boundaries of this area must be more fluid than a simple local government boundary or the Civic Amenities Act. We may perhaps start to come to terms with definitions by mentioning some buildings of great importance to Lancaster both visually and strategically which have largely escaped the Society’s attentions.
    [Show full text]
  • A History of Lancaster and District Male Voice Choir
    A History of Lancaster and District Male Voice Choir From 1899 to 2013 this history is based on the writings of Roland Brooke and the first history contained in the original website (no longer operational). From 2013 it is the work of Dr Hugh Cutler sometime Chairman and subsequently Communications Officer and editor of the website. The Years 1899-1950 The only indication of the year of foundation is that 1899 is mentioned in an article in the Lancaster Guardian dated 13th November 1926 regarding the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. R.T. Grosse. In this article it states that he was 'for many years the Conductor of the Lancaster Male Voice Choir which was formed at the end of 1899'. The Guardian in February 1904 reported that 'the Lancaster Male Voice Choir, a new organisation in the Borough, are to be congratulated on the success of their first public concert'. The content of the concert was extensive with many guest artistes including a well-known soprano at that time, Madame Sadler-Fogg. In the audience were many honoured guests, including Lord Ashton, Colonel Foster, and Sir Frederick Bridge. In his speech, the latter urged the Choir to 'persevere and stick together'. Records state that the Choir were 'at their zenith' in 1906! This first public concert became an annual event, at varying venues, and their Sixth Annual Concert was held in the Ashton Hall in what was then known as 'The New Town Hall' in Lancaster. This was the first-ever concert held in 'The New Town Hall', and what would R.T.
    [Show full text]
  • A6 Corridor Study Final Report Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
    A6 Corridor Study Final Report Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council August 2014 A6 Corridor Study Final Report Notice This document and its contents have been prepared and are intended solely for use in relation to the A6 Corridor Study. Atkins Limited assumes no responsibility to any other party in respect of or arising out of or in connection with this document and/or its contents. This document has 202 pages including the cover. Document history Job number: 5115815 Document ref: Final Report Revision Purpose description Originated Checked Reviewed Authorised Date Rev 1.1 Draft - Client comment AB PB GR GR 14/12/12 Rev 1.2 Draft - Client comment GR AB NM NM 26/2/13 Rev 1.3 Draft - Client comment GR AB NM NM 26/6/13 Rev 1.4 Draft - Client comment GR AB NM NM 31/7/13 Final Draft – Client Rev 1.5 GR NM NM NM 20/12/13 comment Rev 1.6 Final Draft GR NM NM NM 20/02/14 Rev 2.0 Final GR NM NM NM 04/07/14 Rev 2.1 Final GR NM NM NM 31/07/14 Rev 2.2 Final GR NM NM NM 13/08/14 Atkins Final Report | Version 2.2 | August 2014 | 5115815 A6 Corridor Study Final Report Table of contents Chapter Pages 1. Introduction 4 Study Brief 4 Background to Commission 4 2. Setting the Context for an A6 Corridor Transport Strategy 6 SEMMMS 6 A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road 7 A6MARR Traffic Model 7 Traffic Growth/ A6MARR Scheme Impact 9 Existing Traffic Conditions 12 Understanding Travel Demands 23 3.
    [Show full text]
  • Derby to Manchester Railway Matlock to Buxton / Chinley Link Study Main Report Volume 1A: Version: Final
    Derby to Manchester Railway Matlock to Buxton / Chinley Link Study Main Report Volume 1A: Version: Final June 2004 Derbyshire County Council Volume 1A: Main Report Version: Final Derby to Manchester Railway Matlock to Buxton / Chinley Link Study Derbyshire County Council ON BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING FUNDING PARTNERS: • AMBER VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL • BUXTON AND THE PEAK DISTRICT SRB 6 PARTNERSHIP • COUNTRYSIDE AGENCY • DERBY CITY COUNCIL • DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL • DERBYSHIRE DALES DISTRICT COUNCIL • EAST MIDLANDS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (EMDA) • EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (ERDF) • GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR THE EAST MIDLANDS (GOEM) • HIGH PEAK BOROUGH COUNCIL • PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY • PEAK PARK TRANSPORT FORUM • RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME • STRATEGIC RAIL AUTHORITY • TARMAC PLC DERBY TO MANCHESTER RAILWAY MATLOCK TO BUXTON / CHINLEY LINK STUDY Volume 1A: Main Report File Ref Volume 1A Main Report Final Issue A010338 Scott Wilson Railways Derbyshire County Council Volume 1A: Main Report Version: Final Derby to Manchester Railway Matlock to Buxton / Chinley Link Study DERBY TO MANCHESTER RAILWAY MATLOCK TO BUXTON / CHINLEY LINK STUDY Volume 1A: Main Report REPORT VERIFICATION Name Position Signature Date Prepared Bob Langford Study Manager 08/6/04 By: Checked Project Keith Wallace 08/6/04 By: Director Approved Project Keith Wallace 08/6/04 By: Director VERSION HISTORY Date Changes Since Last Version Issue Version Status 19 March None – Initial Issue for Comment by Advisory Draft Final 1 2004 Group 8 June 2004 Revised based on comments from Advisory Group FINAL 1 File Ref Volume 1A Main Report Final Issue A010338 Scott Wilson Railways Derbyshire County Council Volume 1A: Main Report Version: Final Derby to Manchester Railway Matlock to Buxton / Chinley Link Study DERBY TO MANCHESTER RAILWAY MATLOCK TO BUXTON/CHINLEY LINK STUDY Volume 1A: Main Report CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.
    [Show full text]
  • THE CHURCHES of LANCASTER -THEIR CONTRIBUTION to the LANDSCAPE by P
    Contrebis 2000 THE CHURCHES OF LANCASTER -THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE LANDSCAPE by P. Gedge A dominant image of Lancaster is of the parish church standing on the hill overlooking the town, alongside the castle - symbolising that union of church and state which characterised medieval Christendom. The Romans seem to have been the first to grasp the strategic importance of this site and constructed a fort c.80 AD. A small town developed below and Church Street still marks the line of the road from the east gate. Some time after the Roman empire collapsed Christians began worshipping in the fort area, as happened elsewhere such as York. Exactly when the first Christian church was built on Castle Hill is not clear. Some claim c630. Fragments of Anglian crosses and remains of a pre-Nornan church survive with a simple Saxon doorway in the west end of the existing church. So a stone church has held this commanding position in Lancaster's townscape for over a thousand years. In 1094 this church was given by Roger of Poitou, to the Abbey of St Martin of Seez and Benedictine monks from there founded a Priory with residential buildings. In 1428 this was transferred to the Convent of Sion in Middlesex and the church became the Parish Church of one of those large parishes typical of Lancashire. The present building which so dominates the skyline, is principally a fifteenth century rebuilding with a high tower rebuilt in 'Gothick' style in 1754. Only two other medieval ecclesiastical buildings are recorded in Lancaster as the town remained small.
    [Show full text]
  • Brochure Is Accurate
    FLEXIBLE TERMS* 100% VICTORIA Rates Relief BUILDINGS Available** • Pedestrianised streets • Modern town centre retail units • Considerable footfall • Nearby retailers include: Dorothy Perkins, Specsavers Clarks Shoes and William Hill RETAIL UNITS TO LET Chapel and Cleveland Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1BN Total Development 8,754 SQ.FT (813 SQ.M) Current Total Units 5 Services Terms All mains services are available. Flexible terms can be negotiated. Service Charge & Insurance Legal Costs There is a service charge arrangement in place. Each party is responsible for their own legal costs Five retail units close to indoor market in popular The Landlord will insure the premises the in connection with the granting of a lease. market town of Chorley with a growing population. premiums to be recovered from the tenant. Rates Relief** The premises occupies a prominent and highly visible Energy Performance Rates Payable: £nil (Rating Year 2020/2021) position in the traditional prime retail area of the Further information available upon request. The incoming tenant will benefit from 100% rates Planning relief for the tax year 2020/2021. town close to the covered market with considerable Subject to planning. It is the ingoing tenant’s Interested parties are advised to make their own footfall along pedestrianised streets. responsibility to verify that their intended use is enquiries with the local authority. acceptable to the Local Planning Authority. Available Units Ready for VICTORIA immediate BUILDINGS occupancy Male and 4 Victoria Gardens Female WCs DERIAN HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICE ALA W ALEJA P MR AREAS (approx. NIA) sq.ft sq.m Ground floor 872 81 First Floor Storeroom 567 52 TOTAL 1,439 133 RENT £18,500 per annum ENERGY PERFORMANCE C-72 Market Place RATEABLE VALUE £15,750 Cleveland Street is off Chapel Street with the premises close to the covered market.
    [Show full text]
  • The First World War
    OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST Lancaster & Event Highlights NOW AND THEN – LINKING PAST WITH THE PRESENT… Westfield War Memorial Village The First The son of the local architect, Thomas Mawson, was killed in April Morecambe District 1915 with the King’s Own. The Storey family who provided the land of World War Sat Jun 21 – Sat Oct 18 Mon Aug 4 Wed Sep 3 Sat Nov 8 the Westfield Estate and with much local fundraising the village was First World War Centenary War! 1914 – Lancaster and the Kings Own 1pm - 2pm Origins of the Great War All day ‘Britons at War 1914 – 1918’ 7:30pm - 10pm Lancaster and established in the 1920s and continued to be expanded providing go to War, Exhibition Lunchtime Talk by Paul G.Smith District Male Voice Choir Why remember? Where: Lancaster City Museum, Market Where: Lancaster City Museum, Where: Barton Road Community Centre, Where: The Chapel, University accommodation for soldiers and their families. The village has it’s Square, Lancaster Market Square, Lancaster Barton Road, Bowerham, Lancaster. of Cumbria, Lancaster own memorial, designed by Jennifer Delahunt, the art mistress at Tel: 01524 64637 T: 01524 64637 Tel: 01524 751504 Tel: 01524 582396 EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND TRAIL GUIDE the Storey Institute, which shows one soldier providing a wounded In August 2014 the world will mark the one hundredth Sat Jun 28 Mon Aug 4 Sat Sep 6 Sun Nov 9 soldier with a drink, not the typical heroic memorial one usually anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. All day Meet the First World War Soldier 7pm - 9pm “Your Remembrances” Talk All day Centenary of the Church Parade of 11am Remembrance Sunday But why should we remember? Character at the City Museum Where: Meeting Room, King’s Own Royal the ‘Lancaster Pals’ of the 5th Battalion, Where: Garden of Remembrance, finds.
    [Show full text]
  • Lancashire Federation of Women's Institutes
    LIST OF LANCASHIRE WIs 2021 Venue & Meeting date shown – please contact LFWI for contact details Membership number, formation year and month shown in brackets ACCRINGTON & DISTRICT (65) (2012) (Nov.) 2nd Wed., 7.30 p.m., Enfield Cricket Club, Dill Hall Lane, Accrington, BB5 4DQ, ANSDELL & FAIRHAVEN (83) (2005) (Oct.) 2nd Tues, 7.30 p.m. Fairhaven United Reformed Church, 22A Clifton Drive, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 1AX, www.ansdellwi.weebly.com APPLEY BRIDGE (59) (1950) (Oct.) 2nd Weds., 7.30 p.m., Appley Bridge Village Hall, Appley Lane North, Appley Bridge, WN6 9AQ www.facebook.com/appleybridgewi ARKHOLME & DISTRICT (24) (1952) (Nov.) 2nd Mon., 7.30 p.m. Arkholme Village Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale Road, Arkholme, Carnforth, LA6 1AT ASHTON ON RIBBLE (60) (1989) (Oct.) 2nd Tues., 1.30 p.m., St. Andrew’s Church Hall, Tulketh Road, Preston, PR2 1ES ASPULL & HAIGH (47) (1955) (Nov.) 2nd Mon., 7.30 p.m., St. Elizabeth's Parish Hall, Bolton Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1PR ATHERTON (46) (1992) (Nov.) 2nd Thurs., 7.30 p.m., St. Richard’s Parish Centre, Jubilee Hall, Mayfield Street, Atherton, M46 0AQ AUGHTON (48) (1925) (Nov.) 3rd Tues., 7.30 p.m., ‘The Hut’, 42 Town Green Lane, Aughton, L39 6SF AUGHTON MOSS (19) (1955) (Nov.) 1st Thurs., 2.00 p.m., Christ Church Ministry Centre, Liverpool Road, Aughton BALDERSTONE & DISTRICT (42) (1919) (Nov.) 2nd Tues., 7.30 p.m., Mellor Brook Community Centre, 7 Whalley Road, Mellor Brook, BB2 7PR BANKS (51) (1952) (Nov.) 1st Thurs., 7.30 p.m., Meols Court Lounge, Schwartzman Drive, Banks, Southport, PR9 8BG BARE & DISTRICT (67) (2006) (Sept.) 3rd Thurs., 7.30 p.m., St.
    [Show full text]
  • Hornby Conservation Area Appraisal December 2009 Conservation Area Appraisal
    HORNBY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL DECEMBER 2009 CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL This appraisal has been prepared on behalf of Lancaster City Council by: The Conservation Studio 1 Querns Lane Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1RL 01285 642428 www.theconservationstudio.co.uk Lancaster City Council HORNBY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction and summary of special interest 1 2.0 Location and setting 5 3.0 The historical development of the conservation area 7 4.0 The character and appearance of the conservation area 11 5.0 The buildings of the conservation area 19 6.0 Negative features and issues 23 APPENDICES 1 Glossary 2 Further information 3 References Yates’ map of 1786 Lancaster City Council HORNBY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL CONSERVATION AREAS Conservation Areas are defi ned as: ‘Areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance’ Section 69 - Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 There are about 9,300 conservation areas in England and Wales. The designations include the historic centres of most cities, towns and villages. The effects of designation are: • Conservation Area Consent is required for the demolition of buildings, with a few minor exceptions; • Formal notice must be given to the local authority for six weeks before any work is undertaken to lop, top or fell any trees larger than a minimal size. This allows the Council to consider whether the tree should be preserved. • Permitted development rights are more restricted with an Article 4 Direction; • Local authorities must pay special attention to the preservation of the character of the conservation area when considering any planning proposals that might affect it; • Extra publicity must be given to planning applications affecting conservation areas.
    [Show full text]