HARP - Further Surveys
31st of March, 2023
United Utilities have today, Wednesday 10th November 2021 written to residents to notify us of proposed new survey work in the area. The correspondence reads:
As you may be aware, in June this year we submitted planning applications to Ribble Valley Borough Council for our proposed works, the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP). As the planning applications continue to be assessed by the local planning authority we need to continue to carry out further site investigations in your area.
Our team will be carrying out surveys to collect ground information from land near to the River Ribble and West Bradford Road. These surveys involve either drilling or digging shallow trenches in the ground. As representatives of the local area we wanted to keep you informed of the work which will begin on Monday 15th November and also advise we have written to local residents as well (please find a copy of the letter attached).
We expect the work to take approximately 4 weeks to complete and whilst the work will be carried out within private land you may notice a small increase in traffic as vehicles enter and leave our working areas. Stop and go boards will also be required to safely manage traffic on West Bradford Road, near to West Bradford Bridge, for one day at the start and at the end of this work.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us by reply to this email and you can also find the latest information on HARP by visiting the virtual exhibition site at www.harpconsultation.co.uk
Best regards,
HARP Stakeholder Relations Team.
Meanwhile, the consultation process with statutory consultees and the public continues. If you intend to make comments to RVBC Planning, please ensure your comments concern material planning considerations as outlined at section 5 of this document.
The planning applications referred to can be found here 03/2021/0660 and 03/2021/0661