Levelling Up East Lancashire
Creating opportunities through safer, greener, and healthier travel
Our Levelling Up East Lancashire programme will improve opportunities and everyday life for people in East Lancashire through better travel options, easier access to jobs and services, and support for our local economies.
Working closely with local communities and stakeholders we have developed detailed plans to deliver an ambitious programme of projects across Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us shape plans for Levelling Up East Lancashire. The feedback and ideas from stakeholders, communities, and residents has helped tailor plans to deliver improvements that matter most to local people.
Next steps
The final plans have been submitted to government. A summary of the proposals, known as a Full Business Case, is available here.
Subject to confirmation from government of the funding and final programme, work will start later in 2025. We will continue to engage and inform local communities and other stakeholders as we move into the delivery phase.
About the programme
The Levelling Up East Lancashire programme will deliver a range of improvements through three connected projects:
- Safer, Greener, Healthier Streets.
- Accessible and Vibrant Town Centres.
- Public Transport Improvements.
The improvements planned through these three projects aim to provide:
- faster and more reliable bus journeys.
- safer and more accessible streets.
- access to better jobs, pay, and living standards.
- more attractive & busy town centres.
- enhanced public and green spaces to spend time in.
The programme is funded by £5m from Lancashire County Council and an indicative £50m awarded by government in 2023 for investment in specific areas. More information about how the areas were carefully selected the project ideas developed in partnership with local communities is available here.
Our proposals have been carefully developed to ensure a strategic and joined up approach to delivering improvements across Lancashire, and these plans complement wider investment projects being delivered across the county and at district level.
What is happening in each area?
To find out more about the Levelling Up East Lancashire projects planned for each district, click on the links below or select a location on the map.
This is an interactive map.
An Ordnance Survey map of East Lancashire displaying the districts Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale
