How top Ribble Valley family attraction aims to fix noise barrier problem at Halloween event
Bosses at one of Lancashire’s best-loved Halloween attractions are looking to improve the event’s noise impact.
Mrs Dowson’s Farm Park near Mellor Brook has hosted a a popular Scare Kingdom event at the site off the A59 for the past 18 years during October and November.
Usually, a temporary wall of straw bales is erected to the south of the buildings to deflect noise away from residential properties. But in the last two years this has not been possible due to very wet conditions.
Now management want to fix the problem by erecting a permanent timber fence to the same height of 2.5 metres, in the same place, reflecting noise back into the farm park.
A planning statement submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council (RVBC) said: “The fence will be erected alongside the southern edge of the pass which visitors walk along to get back to the farm buildings. As the fence will be close to the footpath it is more likely to deflect the sound away from neighbouring properties and it will also provide a more aesthetically pleasing outlook than the straw bales used historically.”
It is also proposed to plant trees in the grassland to the south of the previously used straw barrier. These will be a mixture of fast growing Alder, Holly, Willow and Silver Birch mixed with slower growing Oak, Scotts Pine, Birch and Poplar. It is proposed to erect the timber fence 2.5 metres tall alongside the walkway which will provide a barrier for noise until such time as the trees have matured.
A decision will be made in coming weeks by RVBC.
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