Foul Lane cycleway at New Foul Lane, Southport

“Date of Meeting: 4th February 2026 Subject: DC/2025/00711 Land Adjacent To (on The Eastern Side) Foul Lane / New Foul Lane Southport Proposal: Conversion of third party land to construct a continuous footway and cycleway along the eastern edge of Foul Lane.”

“Summary This application is seeking approval for the change of use of non-highway land to provide for enhancements to pedestrian and cycling provision on existing highway networks to Foul Lane and New Foul Lane, Southport. When considering the principle of development against the various land designations the application falls within, and the impacts on highway safety and amenity , it is considered that the proposal is acceptable subject to conditions.”

“The application site comprises a mixture of highway, verges and land from existing commercial sites on Foul Lane and New Foul Lane Southport. The application site is within land designated as Meols Cop Retail Park (for the majority of the section running south from beneath the railway bridge), a Primarily Residential Area (a run from south of the railway bridge and a run to the north of the railway bridge), an Employment Area (a section of Foul Lane running north to the…”

“Part of the route would pass across a small section of an allocated housing site, referred to as MN2.5 “Land at Crowland Street, Southport” (25.8ha, indicative capacity of 678 dwellings).”

“An application was approved on this allocation in March 2024 (reference DC/2023/00747) for the temporary use of land as a trial site, including the construction of two earthworks embankments 2.5m in height, a trial sewer, and temporary material storage area. This has allowed technical data to be gathered to inform a future application for residential development, but such an application has not yet been submitted.”

“Highways Development Design: No objection subject to conditions.”

“Tree Officer: Following receipt of additional information on replacement tree planting no objection subject to conditions.”

“Direct neighbour notification letters were sent to 30 addresses, a site notice was displayed in the surrounding area of the application site, and a press notice was placed in the Metro newspaper.”

“No representations have been received on the application…”

“The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer recommending that the above application for the conversion of third party land to construct a continuous footway and cycleway along the eastern edge of Foul Lane be granted subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.”

“That the recommendation be approved and the application be granted subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.”