by Wickhambrook Parish Clerk
The Community Engagement Day on 3rd July at the Memorial Social Centre was well supported, with over sixty people attending and looking at the displays of proposed Quiet Lanes. We had some really good feedback, and this enabled the parish council to lobby further for the lane from Nunnery Green to Boyden End becoming a Quiet Lane. Thanks to all your comments, we were successful!
At its meeting on 22nd July, the parish council considered a further report on Quiet Lanes which looked at the feedback received on all the proposed lanes it had nominated in February this year, to narrow down the nominated routes to a final nine (the parish council is making a voluntary contribution of £50 per route, with one free route).
The routes decided on were:
| Route | Lanes Included | Route Number(s) | Plan | Include Yes/No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lords Lane, Back Street | U7047, U7048, U7049 | North of Genesis Green: 1 | Yes - share cost with Ousden |
| 2 | Chapel Road | U7058 | North of Genesis Green: 2 | Yes - share cost with Ousden |
| 3 | Ousden Road | U7056 | North of Meeting Green: 1 | Yes |
| 4 | Boyden End to Nunnery Green | North of Meeting Green: 2 | Yes | |
| 5 | Cloak Lane | U7061 | East of B1063:1 | Yes |
| 6 | The Duddery | C659 | East of B1063: 2 | Yes *Count as one route |
| Church Road | C659 | East of B1063: 3 | ||
| 7 | Giffords Lane | U7317 | East of Bury Road: 1 | Yes |
| 8 | Thorns Corner | U7102 | Attleton Green to B1063: 1 | Yes |
| 9 | Mole Hill | U7103 | Attleton Green to B1063: 2 | Yes |
| 10 | Attleton Green | U7105 | Attleton Green to B1063: 3 | Yes *Count as one route |
| Malting End | U7105 | Farley Green to B1063: 1 |
The Quiet Lanes Team has subsequently advised us that the route from Boyden End to Nunnery Green has now been extended all the way to Meeting Green, as the parish had originally requested, and so many supported in their feedback. As a result, the Quiet Lane Network, in Wickhambrook, (if designated by Suffolk County Council), will look like this:
Our routes at the northern end of the parish link through to the Quiet Lanes in Ousden (Lords Lane and Chapel Lane).
The next stage is a formal consultation prior to the routes being designated. In late August (23rd), leaflets will be delivered to all properties along the routes nominated, and they will have an opportunity to respond directly to Suffolk County Council with their views. Notices will also be posted at either end of each route proposed. You can view the consultation letter and formal notice here.
If you would like updates on parish activities and consultations, please contact Hilary Workman ().