Category Archives: City and County Councils

Objection to Traffic Regulation Order on Bowerham Road, Lancaster

Posted on April 3, 2024 by lancasterdynamo

Lancashire County Council has issued plans (via a Traffic Regulation Order) to remove parking on parts of Bowerham Road, but they will permit parking on the bend opposite Prospect Street and Oswald Street. Dynamo has objected to this for the … Continue reading →

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More planning applications

Posted on January 23, 2024 by lancasterdynamo

Dynamo has objected to the following planning applications: Holiday village at Ellel (20/01453/OUT) with up to 450 holiday lodges: Dynamo objects to the application as it does not provide safe routes for cyclists. It’s a major development yet Lancaster City … Continue reading →

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Talking about cycle safety at the Climate Emergency Engagement Programme

Posted on October 3, 2023 by lancasterdynamo

Thank you to everyone who offered ideas about cycle safety in the district. Paul Stubbins gave a presentation on behalf of Dynamo, and below is his summary. On 11th September, Lancaster City Council hosted a district-wide conversation on tackling the climate emergency, … Continue reading →

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Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plans consultation – ends 24 October

Posted on September 30, 2023 by lancasterdynamo

Lancashire County Council has been preparing Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs), which are now out for consultation. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 24 October. You can find the link here: https://lancashire.citizenspace.com/lcwip-engagement-stage-2/. It shows a map of routes … Continue reading →

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Your views wanted on improving cycling safety in the district

Posted on August 25, 2023 by lancasterdynamo

Dynamo has been invited to make a presentation to Lancaster City Council’s Citizen’s Jury as part of the Local Climate Engagement Programme on 11 September. What is needed is a short presentation on improving cycling safety in our district. We … Continue reading →

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Planning application round-up

Posted on August 14, 2023 by lancasterdynamo

Finally, we’ve got through the backlog of planning applications: The reasons for objecting are, as ever, lack of sustainable transport while adding to traffic levels.

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South Lancaster-M6 road scheme consultation

Posted on March 15, 2023 by lancasterdynamo

Dynamo has responded to the County Council’s consultation (deadline 22 March), cutting and pasting sections from the text below to fit into the consultation questions (some of which seem slightly off-topic): There appears to be no cycle infrastructure on the … Continue reading →

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Consultation on South Lancaster-M6 road scheme (and planning applications)

Posted on March 5, 2023 by lancasterdynamo

South Lancaster-M6 road scheme Dynamo hasn’t yet looked through the whole document, but we can’t find much about cycling, apart from: Once the Scheme is open, it is predicted that walking, wheeling, cycling and horse riding in the area would … Continue reading →

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Objection to planning application for 108 houses in Galgate

Posted on January 1, 2023 by lancasterdynamo

Another planning application has been submitted to build on green fields north of Meadow Park in Galgate – this time reference 22/01494/OUT. Dynamo has objected as follows: Dynamo objects to this planning application because it does not address the need … Continue reading →

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Consultation on South Lancaster transport – ends 9 January 2023

Posted on November 30, 2022 by lancasterdynamo

And so back to South Lancaster and the 9,000 new houses planned for green fields. Lancaster City Council is currently inviting comments on their Area Action Plans with a deadline of 9 January. Paper 2 is about Travel, Transport and … Continue reading →

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