Whitchurch cycling schemes

Mapping

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Whitchurch Central Whitchurch

Scheme details

Please note that some of the following cycling schemes may also feature walking elements in order to ensure that the schemes cater for all users where possible.

Scheme name
W.48
Location
Highgate
Recommendation
Investigate introducing segregated cycle lanes
Scheme name
W.47
Location
Newport Road
Recommendation
Convert existing on road cycle lanes to a more segregated cycle path
Scheme name
W.18
Location
Yardington
Recommendation
Investigate shared path and double yellows (no parking)
Scheme name
W.12
Location
Bridgewater Street
Recommendation
Improve existing cycle lanes, investigate widening of shared path. Improve footway continuity across access roads (eg Lidl) and review crossing provision of main carriageway
Scheme name
W.22
Location
Access into the railway station
Recommendation
Reduce width of vehicle access to the railway station to improve the pedestrian environment. Widen footway
Scheme name
W.14
Location
Church Street
Recommendation
Reduce speed limit to 20mph and provide space for cyclists where possible
Scheme name
W.38
Location
Talbot Street
Recommendation
Reduce parking with double yellows on one side and maybe residential permits. Improve footway quality. Reduce speed limit to 20mph
Scheme name
W.37
Location
Connection between Tilstock and Prees Heath
Recommendation
Create a ‘quietway’ (continuous, convenient route on less busy backstreets) along route, investigate parallel off-road shared path
Scheme name
W.40
Location
Egerton Place cut-through to town centre
Recommendation
Widen footway to provide shared path along edge of park away from traffic
Scheme name
W.39
Location
Egerton Place connection into the hospital
Recommendation
Reduce parking with double yellows on one side and maybe residential permits. Improve footway quality. Reduce speed limit to 20mph
Scheme name
W.33
Location
Queen's Road
Recommendation
Add cycle symbols to road and improve signage (potential 'low traffic neighbourhood'), reduce parking with some double yellows, implement a 'school street'
Scheme name
W.32
Location
N-S route through O3 along The Firs
Recommendation
Upgrade existing path to a fully paved and lit route
Scheme name
W.11
Location
Chester Road between Pear Tree Lane and Bargates roundabout
Recommendation
Widen existing cycle lanes to be aligned with definitive national standards and extend them east to reach the roundabout. Provide improved crossing of roundabout for pedestrians and cyclists
Scheme name
W.10
Location
London Road and Brownlow Street
Recommendation
Improve existing cycle lanes and review crossing provision of London Road as well as side roads
Scheme name
W.34
Location
Beech Avenue
Recommendation
Create a 20mph zone for the western section on Beech Rd (connecting up to the off-road path) and then improvements (lighting, widening of path) on the off-road paths to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists. Then, a 20mph zone on the easterly connection point where the off-road path intersects with Waylands Close/Waylands Road
Scheme name
W.13
Location
Hatton Way and Wayland Road
Recommendation
Upgrade pathways to provide space for cyclists and improve signage to the railway station
Scheme name
W.19
Location
The Bullring, pedestrianised street
Recommendation
Improve integration with active travel network and improve urban form
Scheme name
W.35
Location
Park Avenue and connection to Sherrymill Hill including path through Jubilee Park
Recommendation
Enhance paths through Jubilee Park to act as hub for active travel in Whitchurch, potentially with mobility hub
Scheme name
W.29
Location
Connection from new estate to the east of Whitchurch into new employment at Waymills Industrial Estate
Recommendation
Provide active travel provision between new developments
Scheme name
W.05
Location
Ash Road to Ash Magna, Ash Parva, Ightfield and Calverhall
Recommendation
Deliver parallel shared path off-road
Scheme name
W.06
Location
Tarporley Road
Recommendation
Improve existing cycle lanes by aligning with definitive national standards
Scheme name
W.30
Location
Crossing of Waymills within the industrial estate
Recommendation
Provide active travel provision between new developments
Scheme name
W.08
Location
Doddington
Recommendation
Investigate cycle lanes
Scheme name
W.07
Location
Alkington Road
Recommendation
Investigate widening footway for shared path on one side and potentially double yellows on one side for improved cycle safety
Scheme name
W.31
Location
Whitchurch C of E School and Whitchurch C of E Infants and Nursery School access from Station Road
Recommendation
Improve safety at access point and enhance footways and crossing points (consider raised table)
Scheme name
W.09
Location
Back route around the town centre via the bus station
Recommendation
Develop safe route through car parks, including reducing vehicular circulation and access points
Scheme name
W.03
Location
Heath Road connecting to Prees Heath
Recommendation
Widen footway to shared path and paint double yellows
Scheme name
W.02
Location
Back access to Waymills Industrial Estate from the southern residential areas following public rights of way
Recommendation
Upgrade corridor and improve signage, ensuring no user loses their right of access (eg equestrians)
Scheme name
Location
Recommendation
Provide crossing of A525
Scheme name
W.26
Location
Prees Higher Heath to industrial estate
Recommendation
Investigate shared path on A41 and/or parallel to the B5065
Scheme name
W.25
Location
Connection between Prees Heath and Prees Higher Heath
Recommendation
Investigate cycle lanes and/or an off-road shared path
Scheme name
W.04
Location
Road to Prees
Recommendation
Introduce off-road shared path and/or cycle lanes
Scheme name
W.27
Location
Prees to Sandford Industrial Estate
Recommendation
Make a ‘quiet lane’ (route where special attention must be paid to walkers, cyclists and horse riders including protection from speeding traffic) and investigate addition of footway and/or parallel off-road shared path
Scheme name
W.21
Location
Connection along the college
Recommendation
Widen footway into shared path
Scheme name
W.28
Location
Connection to Tilstock
Recommendation
Make a ‘quiet lane’ (route where special attention must be paid to walkers, cyclists and horse riders including protection from speeding traffic) and investigate addition of footway and/or parallel off-road shared path
Scheme name
W.36
Location
Prees Road to A41
Recommendation
Create a ‘quiet lane’ (route where special attention must be paid to walkers, cyclists and horse riders including protection from speeding traffic) for the rural section and a 20mph zone for the residential part (Sedgeford/Dodington junction). Includes provision at the Heath Rd (A41)/Prees Rd Roundabout and the A525 (Whitchurch Bypass)/Prees Rd Roundabout
Scheme name
W.20
Location
Station Road and Waymills
Recommendation
Limited width for cycle provision, without removing parking. Consider widening footway on one side into shared path to station
Scheme name
W.01
Location
Claypit Street
Recommendation
Create a 20mph zone along route
Scheme name
W.15
Location
Sedgeford between Newport Road and B5476
Recommendation
Widen cycle lanes and consider also a shared path northbound side
Scheme name
W.23
Location
Rural access to the college from the southern residential area
Recommendation
Improve provision of path
Scheme name
W.16
Location
High Street and Green End
Recommendation
Consider closure to traffic, or as a minimum, contra flow cycle lanes
Scheme name
W.24
Location
Salisbury Road connection into school
Recommendation
Add cycle symbols to road and improve signage (potential 'low traffic neighbourhood'), reduce parking with some double yellows, implement a 'school street'
Scheme name
W.17
Location
Smallbrook Road through western residential area
Recommendation
Investigate adding cycle lanes and no parking on one side
Scheme name
W.51
Location
Connection to Edgeley along Edgeley Road and connecting into Ash Road
Recommendation
Upgrade existing pathway, limit through traffic
Scheme name
W.50
Location
Edgeley Road
Recommendation
Minor upgrades to pathway and improved signage
Scheme name
W.44
Location
Access into the hospital site from Claypit Street
Recommendation
Reduce speed limit to 20mph
Scheme name
W.49
Location
Sandstone Trail along the Llangollen Canal
Recommendation
Upgrade trail and integrate it into the active travel network
Scheme name
W.35
Location
Park Avenue and connection to Sherrymill Hill including path through Jubilee Park
Recommendation
Enhance paths through Jubilee Park to act as hub for active travel in Whitchurch, potentially with mobility hub
Scheme name
W.41
Location
Wrexham Road
Recommendation
Investigate lightly segregated cycle lanes
Scheme name
W.43
Location
Waymills between railway station and A525 roundabout
Recommendation
Introduce cycle lanes or shared path. Provide cyclist and pedestrian provision across roundabout
Scheme name
W.42
Location
Connection between Prees and Prees station
Recommendation
Investigate parallel route or off-road path for active travel to Prees Station
Scheme name
W.46
Location
Route along Bargates from High Street roundabout to the Chester Road roundabout
Recommendation
Make a 20mph zone
Scheme name
W.45
Location
Connection along Sedgeford from B5476 junction to the A525 roundabout
Recommendation
Extend shared path north to connect with scheme W.02