The public realm works have now reached completion under the NEC contract. A 12 month defect period will now follow.
Fylde Council is considering changes to parking restrictions to support the improved amenities of Kirkham Town Centre, including widened footways and narrowed carriageway incorporating on street parking and specific goods vehicle loading facilities. The Orders are currently Experimental Orders which provide for a consultation period of six months. This allows how the restrictions are working to be monitored and evaluated, and for consideration of any responses to the formal consultation.
Fylde Borough Council are considering the changes to support the amenities of Kirkham Town Centre, therefore, your comments are important to the consultation. Below are the details of the order should you wish to provide comment/object to the proposals.
The scheme introduces a signed Restricted Parking Zone, with No Waiting and No Loading at Any Time except in signed bays along a section of Poulton Street, Preston Street, Freckleton Street, Church Street and Birley Street such that carriageway road markings can be reduced to an extent which improves the streetscape. These restrictions do not allow any vehicle to park, for any amount of time. However, the Restricted Parking Zone also incorporates the following amendments to the on-street parking facilities in the area:
Church Street
Amendments to the existing disabled parking, doctors parking place and loading bay to suit a more practical interpretation of the needs of the doctor's surgery, its visitors and adjacent businesses.
The reposition and reorder of these bays saw the following changes:
These changes in the length of the restrictions were required to ensure that a vehicle could park wholly within the confines of the dedicated Doctors Bay and to ensure the length of the loading bay, could incorporate a goods vehicle wholly within the dedicated loading bay whilst loading and/or unloading.
Poulton Street
During 6am and 8am, only goods vehicles are permitted to park to load and/or unload,this ensures that the bay is kept clear for a period of time to allow goods vehicle access to support local businesses. However from 8am to 6pm, this bay converts to a time limited bay, allow for visitors to the town to park for one hour. Blue badge holders are exempt from the one hour time limit,therefore between the hours of 8am and 6pm are permitted to park without time limit.
Birley Street
During 6am and 6pm, only goods vehicles are permitted to park to load and/or unload,this ensures that the bay is kept clear for a period of time to allow goods vehicle access to support local businesses.
In addition to the changes in the parking restrictions, a prohibition of driving at all times was introduced on Market Square to create an events space - The events space has been specifically created to support the improved amenities of Kirkham Town Centre. Although it is noted that Market Square was previously used for informal parking, Fylde Borough Council have confirmed that free parking is provided adjacent in the form of dedicated on street parking areas in Church Street and Poulton Street and there is provision of ample free parking elsewhere within Kirkham at both Eagles Court and Mill Street, both of which are operated by Kirkham Town Council.
Relevant documents for making the Orders may be inspected during normal office hours at the offices of Fylde Borough Council, Town Hall, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1LW, 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 http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/roads/roadworks-and-traffic-regulation-orders/permanent.aspx TheOrders for the above are currently Experimental Orders with a consultation period of six months. This allows how the restrictions are working to be monitored and evaluated, and for consideration of any responses to the formal consultation.
Any person may object or make representation to the making of these orders for the purpose of such indefinite continuation. Objections/representations should be made inwriting to The Director of Law and Governance, Lancashire County Council, PO Box 100, County Hall, Preston, PR1 0LD, or by e-mail to tro-consultation@lancashire.gov.uk stating the grounds upon which the objection/representation is made, within six months of the date on which the Order came into force (15 August-2024), or the date on which any variation or modification or the latest variation or modification shall have come into force and quoting either of the following references
LSG4/894.18374/AFR – For the introduction of the signed Restricted Parking Zone, with No Waiting and No Loading at Any Time except in signed bays along a section of Poulton Street, Preston Street, Freckleton Street, Church Street and Birley Street and amendments to the on-street parking facilities.
LSG4/894.18373/AFR– For the prohibition of driving at all times removing the informal parking on Market Square to create an events space.
I can confirm that your correspondence has been logged and will be considered along with any other responses once the legal consultation process has completed and a report along with all comments will be referred to the cabinet member for Highways and Transport to be fully considered prior to reaching a decision on whether the proposal should proceed in its current format, be amended or withdrawn.
Lancashire County Council as highways authority are responsible for the administration of the on street parking in Kirkham.
Where restrictions are in place we would ask anyone wishing to report a breach of these restrictions to report them direct to the LCC highways team via the link below:
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/parking/report-a-parkingproblem/
Alternatively you can email parkingenquiries@lancashire.gov.uk.
Wherever possible we would welcome the support of local business owners and employees to ask them to avoid as much as possible parking their vehicles outside of the residential properties on Church Street for prolonged periods of time. Alternative all day, free parking is available on Mill Street Car Park on both the upper and lower levels and on Eagles Court.
Some of the spillages will of been identified as defects and will be cleaned as we progress through the defects period. Where spillages occur following completion then these will be the responsibility of Lancashire County Council to assess and rectify where required as highways authority.
Please use the LCC report it app to report any issues Report it - Lancashire County Council
The works carried out in this area were undertaken by Electricity North West Limited (ENWL) due to a power outage and were done under emergency conditions. ENWL have a responsibility to reinstate the area back to the original condition within 6 months. Fylde Council are liaising with Lancashire County Council highways team to ensure that ENWL understand their obligations and the specification of the paving required. It is not anticipated that these repairs will be made until at least January 2025 due to the lead in times for materials.
Free parking is available at the following locations in the Town Centre:
Mill Street Car Parks- A large two tier car park to the east of Morrison's and adjacent to the Main Street providing 134 free parking spaces and 6 disabled parking spaces with level access to the Town Centre and Morrisons.
Poulton Street - on street parking (restricted) is available on Poulton Street in a dedicated layby created through the Public Realm Scheme.
Orders Lane CarPark- Short stay car park near Town End providing 3 hours off street car parking with immediate access to the Town Centre.
Free on-street parking is available on the south side of Poulton Street from Kirkgate down to Town End.
Eagles Court (behind Market Square)
Kirkham Town Council are working with the market traders to facilitate their return to the Market Square as soon as possible. They will also be providing support wherever possible to grow and develop the market in consultation with the current market traders. Please contact Kirkham Town Council if you wish for them to pass on your details to the current market traders Useful Contacts – Kirkham Town Council
Please contact Kirkham Town Council via their contact page on their website Useful Contacts – Kirkham Town Council
Fylde Council acquired the Former Girls Charity School in April 2022 through funding allocated from the Governments Future High Street Fund. The property is now undergoing an extension refurbishment, with a new extension, to create a bar/restaurant for lease,. For more information please visit our project page at https://www.kirkhamfutures.org/plans/kirkham-arts-and-heritage-centre
The shopfront scheme is closed for applications whilst the remaining projects are completed. These are expected to be ongoing until March 2025. If you have a business in Kirkham and would like to speak to a member of the Economic Development Team at Fylde Council for some support then please email invest@fylde.gov.uk or visit Business support in Fylde - Invest in Fylde
Following Fylde Council's acquisition of the Hillside in April 2022, a conservation repair to the building has been ongoing funded by Historic England and Fylde Council. Work has also been ongoing to the rear of the property to repair a retaining wall and to remove trees and vegetation that represent a health and safety issue to the structure of the wall or adjacent properties.
We are currently awaiting approval from Future High Street Fund to retain the budget available to the property to carry out further internal and external repairs to the building to hopefully enable the property to be brought into a more sustainable use in the future, Subject to approval by Future High Street Fund and Fylde Council , it is hoped that the next stage of works could begin on the property from October 2024.
