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  1. Council Approves Active Travel Car Park with "Avoidable Safety Risks"

    As we feared, the planning committee was pretty much told that there were no grounds to refuse permission for the 236-space car park with its 55-space bike shed. Some noble councillors resisted this strange advice and voted against or abstained, but enough voted for to permit construction of the car park. Strange advice? Well, here is the UK Department for Transport's standard layouts in the design manual (known as LTN 1/20) for a junction used as a key cycling and walking route: And this […]

    klwnbug.co.uk/2026/07/27/counc

  2. Errors in Council Report to 27 July Meeting

    The borough council planning committee this morning is hearing a report on what is being called an "Active Travel Hub" but is more a large car park with a small bike shed, funded by an "active and clean" travel budget. The report contains several errors, including: The report title mentions an "Active Travel Hub" but the 55 cycle parking spaces are dwarfed by the 236 car parking spaces, which are new spaces and not relocated from any other location. Will this set a precedent allowing a new […]

    klwnbug.co.uk/2026/07/27/error

  3. Active Travel Hubs Concerns

    Vision King's Lynn has announced that "Work is advancing to the next exciting stage to deliver two new Active Travel Hubs in King’s Lynn to promote healthier, greener, and more cost-effective travel into and around the town centre." KLWNBUG had not seen the plans for more than a year, so we ask: Are they primarily for Active Travel? Are they even Travel Hubs? Won't they fail like the two pilot cycle hubs? Why haven't we seen the plans in over a year? Let's explain each concern in […]

    klwnbug.co.uk/2026/03/02/activ

  4. Hunstanton Masterplan

    Please respond to the borough council's #Hunstanton #Masterplan #consultation if you live, work or visit the town. It finishes Friday and can be found at www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/hunstantonmasterplan plus there is a drop-in session at Hunstanton Town Hall today (Monday 2 Feb) 10am-7pm. It includes some #cycling

    klwnbug.co.uk/2026/02/02/hunst