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Various Locations, Hyndburn - Prohibition Of Right Turn, Prohibition Of Driving And 7.5tonne Weight Restriction
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NOTICE OF MAKING
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(VARIOUS LOCATIONS, HYNDBURN, PRESTON AND SOUTH RIBBLE) (PROHIBITION OF RIGHT TURN, PROHIBITION OF DRIVING AND 7.5TONNE WEIGHT RESTRICTION) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 27th April 2026 Lancashire County Council made the above Traffic Regulation Order under Sections 1, 2, 4 and 92 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, the effect of which will be to:
1. Introduce a prohibition of right turn in the following lengths of road:
a) Lowthorpe Road, Preston, northbound vehicles on Lowthorpe Road to be prohibited from turning right into Blackpool Road;
b) Romford Road, Preston, northbound vehicles on Romford Road to be prohibited from turning right into Blackpool Road.
2. Introduce a prohibition of driving in Pickup Street, Accrington, from a point 2 metres south of its junction with Charter Street for a distance of 1 metre in a southerly direction for the entire width of the carriageway.
This prohibition includes an obstruction in accordance with Section 92 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
3. Introduce a 7.5 tonne weight restriction on Flag Lane, Penwortham, from a point 49.5 metres from its junction with the centreline of Werneth Close for a distance of 90 metres in a south westerly direction.
This Order will come into force on the 11th May 2026. A copy of the Order, and all other relevant documents may be inspected during normal office hours at the offices of Preston City Council, PO Box 10, Town Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston, PR1 2RL, and at the offices of South Ribble Borough Council, Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland, PR25 1DH, and at the offices of Hyndburn Borough Council, Scaitcliffe House, Ormerod Street, Accrington, BB5 0PF, and at the offices of The Director of Law and Governance, Lancashire County Council, County Hall, PO Box 100, Preston PR1 0LD, and on Lancashire County Councils Website
quoting ref: LSG4 /894_21676/AFR Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under the Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the order is made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.
Heloise MacAndrew, Director of Law and Governance
8th May 2026
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