Help shape cycling and walking plans in Amesbury

Tuesday, 8 July 2025 06:00

Wiltshire Council is asking people to help shape the future of walking and cycling routes in Amesbury and other locations within the county.

People’s views and ideas will be used to help create Local Cycling and Walking Plans (LCWIPs) for four towns, including Amesbury, ahead of a final LCWIP report being published later in the year.

LCWIPs identify local cycling and walking networks and set out how these routes will be improved over time. The aim is to create coherent and connected networks for pedestrians and cyclists to make it easier for people to choose to travel on foot or by bike, improving air quality, reducing traffic congestion and cutting carbon emissions.

Once an LCWIP is agreed and finalised, it is used as the basis for future cycling and walking improvements in that area and also helps to secure any future funding from the Department for Transport. The council has already developed LCWIPs for Salisbury, Devizes and Trowbridge, and is looking to produce LCWIPs for other towns in the county in the future.

Cllr Martin Smith, Cabinet Member for Highways, said: “LCWIPs serve as vital strategic blueprints for enhancing cycling and walking infrastructure, and so it’s important for residents of Amesbury, Corsham, Royal Wootton Basset and Warminster to actively engage in this consultation process. Their input will play a pivotal role in shaping future walking and cycling developments in these towns.

“The consultation allows people to pinpoint specific improvements and suggestions to the walking and cycling networks they would like to see in each town on a map and also prioritise where they would like to see any future funding spent.

“We have committed to promoting more walking and cycling in our Business Plan, and these LCWIPs will directly align with these aims once put into action.”

This consultation is open from midnight tonight (8th July) until Midnight on Monday, 4 August 2025. To find out more and have their say, people should go to: Wiltshire Council Consultation Hub | Commonplace

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