Hyndburn 

Hyndburn is one of the four districts to benefit from the Levelling Up East Lancashire programme.

Lancashire County Council has been working closely with local communities and stakeholders in Hyndburn to develop the plans for the area, and thanks everyone who has been involved.

Hyndburn will benefit from two connected projects as part of the programme:

• Safer, Greener, Healthier Streets.
• Public Transport Improvements.

Safer, Greener, Healthier Streets 

Two Safer, Greener, Healthier Streets projects in Hyndburn will provide improvements to local streets which aim to make travel easier between homes, jobs, shops and services, and help make streets safer and more accessible for everyone.  

The proposals for the individual projects include improvements to make it safer for people to cross the road, improved surfacing on pavements and roads, better lighting and new community facilities.  

More detailed information about the two Safer, Greener, Healthier Streets projects in Hyndburn is available, including how plans were updated in response to feedback: 

• Woodnook, Hyndburn - Safer, Greener Healthier Streets project
• Countess Street, Hyndburn - Safer, Greener Healthier Streets project

Public Transport Improvements

The Levelling Up East Lancashire programme includes projects to deliver a range public transport improvements which aim to make public transport faster and more reliable to help people to be able to access work, education, shops, services and green spaces. The project will improve journeys and everyday life for people in Hyndburn and across the rest of the county.

The Public Transport Improvements projects will provide:

• Real time passenger information to help plan journeys
• Upgraded traffic signal technology to improve bus journey times
• Accessibility improvements at bus stops

For more information on the plans to improve public transport click here: Public Transport Improvements

How we developed the plans for Hyndburn 

Since autumn 2023 we've worked together with the local community to develop the final proposals. The insights from these activities helped us shape and improve plans to deliver schemes that matter most to local people. 

We worked with local stakeholders and communities to co-design initial plans. We then carried out wider engagement, including workshops and route visits, to understand local community priorities for the proposed interventions.   

As part of the engagement process for the Safer, Greener Healthier Streets projects in Hyndburn, we met with representatives of the Visually Impaired Forum in the area.  We spent time understanding the challenges that the Visually Impaired (VI) community face. Members of the project design team were given visually restrictive glasses and canes. They used the equipment to experience some of the challenges while walking around the area to understand how the designs could be improved for people with visual impairments. This was followed up with a workshop where key aspects of the designs were discussed.  

In summer 2024 we shared plans over 6 weeks to gather feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, including local residents, businesses, and community groups. We explained the designs on a dedicated website, held in-person events, and sent postcard invites to local residents and businesses to ask for their views.  

We used the feedback received and findings of the survey to make changes,  address any concerns where possible, and improve plans. 

As a result of working with and listening to local communities, the proposals for each area are tailored to what people have told us is important to them.