This section lists issues - problems on the street network and related matters.
Issues always relate to some geographical location, whether very local or perhaps city-wide.
You can create a new issue using the button on the right.
Listed issues, most recent first:
Tom McKeown // 1 thread
PR1206 Notice of Intention Installation of a Raised Table on Station Road, Histon
Notice of intention to install a raised table on Station Road, Histon approx. 8m south of the give way marking at its junction with High St and The Green. The raised table will measure 8m in length – 6m raised area with 1m ramps on each approach – with a height of 75mm.
Closing date for comments is 1 April 2026.
Created by MJR // 1 thread
Change of use from Commercial Class B2 to Class E (excluding E(a) to allow use of building for 6No Padel Courts with ancillary cafe and Social Space and First Floor Office with Meeting Room
Innopod 14 - 15 Campbells Meadow King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4YN
Kings Lynn
Application reference : 26/00214/F
Created by MJR // 1 thread
PRIOR APPROVAL: Change of use of agricultural stores to use as Padel venue (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R)
Agricultural Building E573711 N334879 Docking Road Fring Norfolk
Kings Lynn
Application reference : 26/00002/PACU5
Created by Josh Grantham // 1 thread
Demolition of existing dwellings and redevelopment to provide 134 No. new dwellings, parking, open space, landscaping and associated works.
Land At Ekin Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
Application reference : 26/00039/FUL
sound+fury // 1 thread
Created by MJR // 1 thread
Proposed mixed-use forestry and sustainable eco-retreat comprising tourist cabin accommodation with associated facilities, landscaping, parking and access.
Lords Common Wood Bircham Road Houghton Estate Norfolk
Kings Lynn
Application reference : 25/02032/FM
Created by Anna Williams – CEO // 1 thread
It is important that we engage with the candidates at each election, scrutinise their views, and press for commitments to active travel and sustainable transport.
Created by Josh Grantham // 1 thread
Demolition of existing garage building and erection of 8 No. dwellings and a commercial unit (class E(c), E(g))
55 Ditton Walk Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8QD
Cambridge
Application reference : 25/04716/FUL
Created by Josh Grantham // 1 thread
Outline application (all matters reserved apart from access) for mixed-use development at Babraham Research Campus including employment (laboratory and office) floorspace (Class E(g)(i)(ii)), up to 83 residential dwellings (Class C3), supporting community uses and social infrastructure including a nursery (Class E(f)), retail uses and community facilities (Class E(a,b,d), Class F2 (a-b)), one multi-storey car park, associated landscaping and works, demolition and infrastructure works.
Created by MJR // 1 thread
HYBRID APPLCATION: FULL - Erection of a retail store with associated parking, highway infrastructure, access, landscaping, substation, plant equipment and other ways; and an OUTLINE - all matters reserved for the erection of two drive thru units with assoicated parking, landscaping and other works.
Land On The South East Side of Scania Way Hardwick Industrial Estate King's Lynn Norfolk (aka Morston Point)
Kings Lynn
Application reference : 25/01958/FM
Created by MJR // 1 thread
Change of use from an Agricultural Barn (Use Class E(d) current / Class D2 pre-2020) to a Play and Activity Barn (Use Class E(d)) with ancillary refreshments area (Use Class E(b)) at Park Farm, Snettisham.
Snettisham Park Visitor Centre Park Farm Bircham Road Snettisham KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 7NG
Kings Lynn
Application reference : 25/01965/F
Created by Richard van der Hoff // 1 thread
Whittlesford Parkway station has no lift, and there is no ramp up the stairs, so if you want to take your bike on the train, there is no option but to carry your bike over the bridge.
Created by Josh Grantham // 1 thread
Are we providing enough River crossings to manage planned growth
Created by Martin Wheatley // 1 thread
Drivers dangerously overtaking right-turning cyclists
Created by Anna Williams – CEO // 1 thread
The Historic Environment Team of the Greater Cambridge Planning Service are undertaking a programme of reviews of conservation areas and their appraisals. This is the one for Trumpington.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
Proposals have been put forward speculatively for a 'Forest City 1' somewhere between Cambridge and Newmarket (map location vague) of 1m people (400,000 homes).
We should monitor this proposal and try to influence it.
Created by MJR // 1 thread
Re-development of the Baker Lane Car Park comprising the refurbishment of the single storey toilet block and the erection of a new single storey building to form a Travel Hub comprising cycle parking, storage, repair and changing facilities. Development to include the re-organisation of the existing car park to provide new external vehicle and cycle parking facilities alongside hard and soft landscaping.
Car Park At Granary Court Baker Lane King's Lynn Norfolk
Application reference : 25/01782/F
Created by MJR // 1 thread
Full planning approval for the erection of 116 dwellings with associated open space and infrastructure with vehicular access proposed from Lynn Road and an emergency vehicular access to Cinnamon Road
Land S of 22 Bridle Lane Downham Market Norfolk
Application reference : 25/01801/FM
Created by MJR // 1 thread
Application for the phased development comprising the change of use of the land to an Active Travel Hub, alongside the construction of a single storey hub building, surface car park, pedestrian infrastructure, access, landscaping and ancillary works.
Development Site W of Nar Ouse Way King's Lynn Norfolk
Application reference : 25/01783/FM
Created by Josh Grantham // 1 thread
City Council development. Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 165 new homes, landscaping, community room, parking and associated works
Princess Court Bentinck Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JJ
Cambridge
Application reference : 25/04187/FUL
Created by JeanW // 1 thread
Follow progress on long-delayed project. Current route via NCN 51 is twice as far as the direct road link on B1103.
sound+fury // 1 thread
This application if for Kett House, which is on the corner of Hills Road and Station Road. They propose Josta stands (two tiers racks) exclusively, as far as I can tell, for the basement. There could be other issues too as it's a sizeable application in a busy area.
Created by David Stansby // 1 thread
The tree roots pulling up the tarmac path on Coe Fen are getting out of hand. So much so, that people are choosing to cycle in the mud instead of on the tarmac.
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
Residents have long reported safety risks on East Chesterton High Street, particularly near Tesco Express and the path from Scotland Road.
In particular, pedestrians, cyclists, and school children face hazards from vehicles mounting the pavement.
Local Cllrs Ian Manning and Bob Illingworth have written to residents, saying they've asked the County Council to begin improvements to the road markings and signage, but that they know further solutions are needed.
The community is invited to discuss ideas and possibly prepare a collective response to improve safety.
Created by Josh Grantham // 1 thread
S73 to vary lots from the 2021 approval.
21/00953/FUL
Former Hotel Felix Whitehouse Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LX
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : 25/03681/S73
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Created by DavidT // 2 threads
The current layout of the pedestrian crossing at the junction of Winchester road and Vermont close forces cyclists out of the cycle lane and into the flow of traffic. This is a risky maneuver and relies on the patience of the car driver behind the cyclist. A possible solution would be to be extend the cycle lane through the chicane, with give way markings so that pedestrians have right of way.
Southampton Cycling Campaign has received many reports of local cyclists having accidents on the cycle path outside the Dominos Pizza outlet at the southern end of The Avenue.
A recent incident was reported in the Southampton Echo, http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10475081.Cyclist_hurt_in_road_crash/
Created by Shaun McDonald // 1 thread
There is a loading bay in the cycle contraflow cycle lane, which means that the cycle lane is blocked for cyclists as soon as a vehicle is parked there. This means that cyclists have to pull out into the path of oncoming buses, thus making the NCN route unsuitable to young children or inexperienced cyclists.
We have a tandem which fits in all the spaces on trains in Scotland (as far as I know), but we are prohibited from taking it on any except the East Coast line trains. I've been writing to various officials - elected and otherwise - and contributed to the recent review of the Scotrail franchise, but am not getting much joy. No one seems to think it is a big deal. But, for my family, with 2 kids aged 5 and 1, and no car, if we don't go by tandem and train, we can't go anywhere much. The tandem is not a luxury but a practical transport solution. Does anyone else want to join in and make this more than a one-woman issue?
(another related issue: even once the kids can ride their own bikes, we won't be able to use trains much since most only allow 2 reservations).
Created by PeterMac // 1 thread
Redesign of Grey Street to remove the danger of cars reversing (blind) out parking bays into middle of the road.
Created by Alex Oldman // 1 thread
Disused railway tracks on St Peters Dock provide short section of road surface that is dangerous to traverse from East to West by bike.
If you are avoiding crossing the tracks then you are forced into oncoming traffic.
If you cross the tracks, you are then potentially trapped between parked cars and the railway tracks, which can be dangerous.
The tracks are very slippery when wet or icy, and sections are often hidden underwater because there is poor drainage after heavy rain.
Ideally the tracks are totally removed, or the surface covered with concrete or tarmac.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
The A2 is a hostile environment for cycling. Cyclists should be directed away from using the A2 towards existing safe alternatives (e.g. RCR16) and the current A2 cycle signs should be removed.
Created by Andrea Casalotti // 1 thread
Here is an ambitious plan for a Bicycle Boulevard from Shoreditch to Fitzrovia, along Old Street, Clerkenwell Road and Theobalds Road, open only to bicycles, buses and motor traffic for local access only.
a. It is now the most cycled route in London, showing that it is the desired EW route.
b. It is of variable width, therefore trying to accommodate bikes, buses, and through traffic in a consistent and safe way is impossible. In other words, a compromise will be a botch job.
c. There will not be mixing of buses and bicycles: bicycles will have a dedicated two way cycle lane on the South side of the street.
d. The Boulevard stops being a mega- EW-rat-run. Motor traffic will have to use Pentonville/City Road.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 29 threads
Proposed route along the rail corridor through Cambridge, part of which is in the Cambridge Local Plan.
Surface, drainage and width issues.
Planned for upgrade as part of CEC 'family network'
No details/dates.
Was an issue 5 years ago (and before)
Created by David MacKay FRS // 1 thread
Our campaign for safer walking and cycling to/from NWCambridge now has a petition and a first video (of five) summarising our position.
See our new video summarising our petition:
https://youtu.be/hIlQAzsU0js?t=1s
I’d be delighted if you could promote this to your networks. Time is of the essence because a Senate House discussion is coming up [3 Nov 2015], and I will report the number of signatures on our petition there. (But signatures after the date will still be useful.)
Anyone is welcome to sign the petition; we ask people to use the Comment field to let us know if they are University Member / University employee / City resident / SouthCambs resident / etc.
For twitter purposes the recommended hashtag is #EddingtonSafety and there is an @EddingtonSafety account too.
Thanks very much
David
David J C MacKay FRS
[email protected]
Regius Professor of Engineering,
Cambridge University Engineering Department
Author of “Sustainable Energy - without the hot air” www.withouthotair.com
and “Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms” www.inference.eng.cam.ac.uk/mackay/
Girton resident and parent.
Cambridge Cycling Campaign Member
Created by londoncycler // 1 thread
Six inch high ridge near left side of north bound lane on the south side of the bridge forces cyclists too close to the kerb or into the path of motor vehicles. Issue reported via CTC pothole reporting site. Resurfacing required.
Created by Rohan Wilson // 1 thread
I've visited Riverside to Waterbeach with William Rayner of county cycling team. He's revising signage here and providing it along the St Ives corridor, with the old NCN 51 being renamed Regional Route 24 (blue patch). We've decided finally to continue to sign NCN 11 from Riverside Bridge to Waterbeach Station, and he's looking at suitable (hopefully temporary) wording to advise to follow NCN 51 to Bottisham for destinations beyond Waterbeach, which will hopefully eliminate misrouting those from outside the area.
Our inspection of existing signs showed that only one new signboard was provided on completion 5 years ago of Riverside Bridge. Signboards still send people via Green Dragon. Sustrans considers signage is an important part of any route project.
The intention is to sign Milton Country Park as a destination, not as part of the route, removing route signs within the park, and probably retaining Coles Road as the signed route through the village, though it would be much preferable to have improvements past the shops and the village green, pubs etc.
Retaining the route to Waterbeach as NCN will help keep the gap in people's awareness.
I am planning to contact again the landowner of the missing link between Bottisham Lock and Fen Road, Lode with a suggestion for a low-level route, southeast side of the Bottisham Lode floodbank which is the route of the public footpath, where signs forbid cycling. It might be considered more visually acceptable. All parish councils are for the route, including the one of which he is a member.
Created by Andy Allan // 1 thread
Garratt Lane at Earlsfield station sucks massively for cyclists, and is a jarring interruption to the Wandle Trail (Sustrans route 20). It would be great to extend the riverside path underneath the railway to avoid this dangerous stretch of road.
Created by DavidTheScientist // 1 thread
While some painted "cycle lane" does exist northbound, there is woefully little provision for cyclists considering the huge number that use this section of road each day, a large number of whom are those who work at the General Hospital and other nearby health centres. Southbound cyclists have no real provision of space at all, save a graduated stopline, where cars turning right often try to pass right-turning cycles on the inside. Dale road itself is extremely narrow by winchester road, with almost no pavement space for pedestrians.
Cyclists heading northbound on Winchester road must beat traffic off the line at Dale road to get to the painted centre of Winchester road. North of the traffic light at The Range, the cycle lane is almost non-existent, placing cyclists between 2 lanes of heavy traffic, and cyclists have to stop and wait in this dangerous area in order to turn right onto Wilton road. Furthermore, the road surface, especially at this part of Winchester road, is currently deplorable.
Created by Robin Heydon // 9 threads
The A14 is a very hostile, dangerous road for cycling.
Improvements to it, as well as broader changes to the national framework for cyclist crossings of major roads, are needed.
Created by David Green // 1 thread
My employer is planning to relocate from central cambridge to the Cambridge Business Park (near Waterbeach). There is currently no decent cycle (or footpath!) access to this business park which avoids riding along the A10. I am a confident cyclist but I am not looking forward to riding to work along sections of the A10.
Are there any plans for cycle route construction which the campaign can, perhaps, help accelerate?
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
The permeability gate between Hooper Street and Kingston Street is obstructive as it only allows passage in one direction at a time.
Given the ever-increasing amount of cycling in areas like this, it's time to get this replaced with a simple bollard arrangement that would allow two-way passage whilst still enable the emergency services to unlock for access in an emergency.
Created by HVS // 2 threads
The A41 ring road cuts across a useful quiet route north-west out of Chester, which is an alternative to the traffic-free Greenway (which is unlit, and slippery in icy conditions). Crossing the A41 during busy periods - e.g. when commuting at rush-hour - can be a slow and potentially very dangerous process, especially after dark. A better crossing for cyclists and pedestrians, or a lower speed limit on the A41 (or both), would be very helpful here.
[Original version of map was wrong; I've now updated it.]
Created by Chris Neston // 2 threads
The cycle path crosses the soutbound exit from the M53 at Cheshire Oaks. The exit is light controlled for traffic as they enter the roundabout. This provides a safe time for cyclists to ride across the sliproad. However the lights are not visible to cyclist on the path and there is no light provided to advise cyclists when they can cross.
This makes it very difficult and dangerous for cyclists to know when they can safely cross. This would require no physical change to the road layout simply a new light to show cyclists when to cross.
Created by Simon Nuttall // 21 threads
The Reach Fair ride takes place on the early Bank Holiday Monday (May Day) in May.
The web page for it is:
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/events/rides/
The planning overview is summarised:
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/events/rides/timeline.html
I've created this issue to help plan this event.
Created by Rosie Downes // 5 threads
Transport for London's public consultation on Cycle Superhighway 1 is open from 16 February to 29 March. The LCC office has set up this thread to facilitate discussion of the proposals.
Created by WildNorthlands // 1 thread
Brook Hill roundabout is a major barrier for cyclists in West Sheffield. The traffic is fast and as it is a three-lane spiral roundabout with the exit roads (except Bolsover St) having two lanes there is a lot of lane-switching by motorists. This makes the risk of a collision very high, and for less experienced cyclists it is simply a no-go area.
Many of the buildings adjacent to the roundabout belong to the University, and have been built up to the curtilage, so there is no space to expand the pavements and make them shared use.
One alternative for cyclists coming from the Walkley/Crookes area via Bolsover St is to use Tower Court, but this area can be very congested when the University is in session, with several thousand students using the Arts Tower and Library.
The council has signed an alternative route via Weston St and the Netherthorpe Rd tram subway, but this involves a drop in height of about 100 metres and subsequent climb up again, plus the negotiation of access barriers in the subway, so is not really sensible.
Meanwhile on Upper Hanover Way, a cycle crossing was severed when the tramway was installed, although cyclists still use the crossing. A proposed alternative crossing is stalled as it is too expensive.
What can be done about this knotty problem?
As the bridleway crosses Milton Road, it swaps sides of the busway, so most pedestrians and cyclists want to cross diagonally. However the toucan crossing only protects people crossing Milton Road. It doesn't stop busway traffic.
This is confusing and dangerous. When the road traffic stops at red lights, and the Toucan crossing turns green, it feels very safe to cross the busway. Yet buses can come from three directions (busway west, busway east, Milton Road south) at speeds of 30 mph.
Cyclists in particular are tempted to cross diagonally from north west to south east. Last week I saw a near accident.
Created by Eric Booth // 2 threads
Prince St bridge is an anarchic pigs ear. I like pigs and fond of a bit of anarchy but it's getting beyond a joke. Of course it will all be sorted out properly in due course but we could live with this for years. Here's a quick fix:
SOUTH
1. Move south vehicle stop line back 10m behind tramlines
2. Remove all bollards unless one or two kept in line with centre of bridge with arrows right for cars
3. Widen cycle lane from bridge to Festival way turn so suitable for 2-way cycling.
4. Put in Give Way painted line at an angle running from enlarged cycle lane to centre line so southbound cyclists alerted to need to filter across traffic.
NORTH
1. Remove all bollards
2. Widen cycle lane for 2 way cycling all the way up to the traffic lights with The Grove.
3. Remove 5 bollards on each side of north bound traffic light along with the two set back
4. Paint cycle lane passing behind light and then back onto carriageway making it nice and clear that it's an option for cyclists when lights red or they can carry on (as most will, no worse than now but at least it will be clear that they can treat these as 'give way')
5. There will need to be 'give way' paint to make clear that pedestrians have right of way on the by-pass.
Yes it's muddled but less so than now and makes the desire lines easier. It's also a cheap paint based fix pending the proper job.
