Tong Lane, Bacup - Derestricted Road Status

NOTICE OF PROPOSAL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(TONG LANE, BACUP, ROSSENDALE BOROUGH) (DERESTRICTED ROAD STATUS)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lancashire County Council propose the above Speed Limit under Sections 82(2) and 83(2) to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, the effect of which will be to revert the speed limit to derestricted road status by virtue of the absence of street lighting, where the national speed limit will apply, on Tong Lane, Bacup, from a point 288 metres south east of its junction with Pennine Road to a point 80 metres north west of its junction with the centreline of Warren Drive. As the speed limit would be introduced by virtue of the absence of street lighting no Speed Limit Order would be necessary. A copy of the associated documents for the proposal may be inspected during normal office hours at the offices of Rossendale Borough Council - One Stop Shop, The Business Centre, Futures Park, Newchurch Road, Bacup, OL13 0BB and at the offices of The Director of Law and Governance, Lancashire County Council, County Hall, Fishergate, Preston PR1 8XJ, and on Lancashire County Councils Website https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roadsparking- and-travel/roads/roadworks-and-traffic-regulationorders/permanent-traffic-regulation-orders/. Any representations or objections (specifying the grounds on which they are made) relating to the proposal must be made in writing and should be sent to The Director of Law and Governance, Lancashire County Council, P O Box 100, County Hall, Preston PR1 0LD or by e-mail to tro-consultation@lancashire.gov.uk quoting ref:LSG4/106497/AFR before the 13th November 2026.

Heloise MacAndrew, Director of Law and Governance
16th October 2026

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