Updated to 8pm 15 August – B1135 closure impacts

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The manned barrier at Bridge Road/B1135 was removed on Saturday evening. The data below has been captured whilst a barrier was in operation.

As at 4pm on 12th August the SAM2 on Wymondham has provided the following information:

Summary for period 20 July to 15 August

Week commencing 20th July traffic volumes:

Week commencing 27 July traffic volumes (to Sunday 5pm)

Week commencing 3 August traffic volumes (to 5pm on 8th August)

Week commencing 10 August – data taken at 8pm on 15 August

From 9 August the barrier into Bridge Road from B1135 was removed. NCC Highways view is that after three weeks drivers will have been conditioned to avoid the route through Wreningham. Whilst during last week the trend has been about 250 per day, Wednesday 11 August shows an increase of some 50 vehicles. The AADT (Annual Average Daily Total) was 124 pre-road closures (see below), it is now 291, over double.

There is a 7.5 tonne axle weight limit on Bridge Road and part of Wymondham Road (to just past the Turkey factory). So large vehicles going through Wreningham on Wymondham Road will either have broken the limit or be about to break it. The advice we have been given is to inform them (Ben.hanlon@norfolk.gov.uk) and the police – with evidence if it is safe to collect it.

The final graph shows the number of vehicles for a set of speed bands. The speed limit is 30mph – not so for some! The police are making random visits to the village and have caught 1 vehicle speeding.

Baseline for Wymondham Rd

The SAM2 provided us with baseline data prior to the B1135 closure. It was positioned on Wymondham Road at 3pm on 9th July and directed to record traffic moving East from the bridge.

The summary for period 9th July to 19th July shows an AADT value of 124.

Day 3 – the experience so far

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Our thanks go to the residents who have emailed NCC to share their concerns and dismay about their experiences on our village roads. Do continue to let Ben Hanlon know how you are being affected. This qualitative information about vehicles and driver behaviour is important for NCC & SNC to know and appreciate.

On the quantitative side, you may have spotted the SAM2 speed monitoring device on Wymondham Road. It captures the speed and volumes of traffic in one direction only i.e. traffic travelling East from the bridge. So what do we have so far? Bear in mind that prior to the 20th July the SAM2 data recorded an average of 124 vehicles per day. [For information we measured 95 per day travel in the Westerly direction]. A total of 1755 vehicles have been counted over the last three days:

It is a downward trend but is still very high for the narrow rural roads in our village.

Residents report that Jackson’s personnel are not taking an active role in managing the traffic turning into / out of Bridge Road at B1135 junction. This is contrary to what we were promised. As for the pass system which formed a key part of the promised traffic management at the junction. They are not being looked for. Even so, there are no more to be issued. Of the original 50 passes the remaining 25 passes have given to a lady upon her request – they have no idea who that person is.

NCC will be visiting the area on Thursday (tomorrow) to observe the roads, the signage and the traffic. We expect them to take action to improve the situation for this village.

REPORTING
Ben Hanlon of NCC is the contact point for all issues, concerns and complaints. You may wish to provide video / photographs to support your comments. When you contact him please copy Andrea and me.

CONTACTS

Ben Hanlon: ben.hanlon@norfolk.gov.uk; 0344 8008020

Andrea Tancred: misstancred@gmail.com

Michael Hill: wrendriff@gmail.com

B1135 works – meeting held on 14 July

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As stated in my post on 6th July a meeting was planned with key figures. This was held at the Village Hall on 14th July. We asked for comments from residents to feed into the meeting – thank you for your comments. These are provided below as are my notes (NOT minutes!) for this meeting:

260714 B1135 meeting notesDownload
260713 Residents re B1135 closureDownload

B1135 – Wreningham road closures

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From Monday 20th July Hethel Road will be closed at the junction with B1135 for the duration of the works, expected to be until mid-September.

Bridge road will also be closed to traffic from B1135 by a manned barrier for two weeks. For access you will need a Jackson’s pass to display on your dashboard. Please speak to Hughie Glaves for a pass, or ask the gateman for one.

We will be monitoring the traffic using Wymondham Road in the village and have agreed with NCC, SNC and Jackson’s that an emergency closure may be applied for if the road becomes dangerous to residents. To do that we will need evidence of the problems being caused.

Ben Hanlon of NCC is the contact point for all issues, concerns and complaints. Please gather evidence (video / photographs) to support your comments. When you contact him please copy Andrea and me.

CONTACTS

Ben Hanlon: ben.hanlon@norfolk.gov.uk; 0344 8008020

Hughie Glaves: hugh.glaves@btinternet.com

Andrea Tancred: misstancred@gmail.com

Michael Hill: wrendriff@gmail.com

Hethel Roundabout – Road closure

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Please see the Traffic Order from NCC legal team about road closures from 1st June to 25th September 2026. This is related to the construction of the new roundabout by Hethel Engineering. Please note that Jim Webber, SNC District Councillor, is hoping to arrange a public meeting with the construction team to discuss the roundabout project and its impact on local people.

Wreningham STRO13468 PTDownload

Norwich-Tilbury – Road closures & construction traffic

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We have received information from the campaign group and I have extracted the document relevant to this area.

For number of HGVs on roads near you, see page 10 onwards: click here.
For road closures & diversions, look for the blue dashed/dotted lines in the maps for your area.  
The information is in documents by section called, “2.5 Access, Rights of Way and Public Rights of Navigation Plans”:
Section A – Norwich to Roydon [See section A, sheets 3, 4 and 5 for an indication of the planning affecting the areas from Bracon Ash, Top Row, Flordon, Hapton]
[Other sections removed]
For the full document library, click here.   

To see what the pylons will look like, do ctrl-F in the document library and search for ‘Visualisations’. For detailed maps for your area, do ctrl-F and search Land Plans.
You can also search for Trees and Hedgerows to find the documents showing which will have to be removed.
From Rosie Pearson and the Essex Suffolk Norfolk Pylons team
Offshore better, faster, cheaper
Donations welcome:  Fundraising – Pylons East Anglia
07766 650208
pylons180@gmail.com

Lotus Hethel Roundabout – an update

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22 October 2025: NCC Highways have written regarding the proposed 30mph limit on Potash Lane. See email extract below:

251022 email re Potash laneDownload

8 September 2025: A proposed 30mph speed limit on a realigned section of Potash Lane along with a Prohibition of motor vehicles restriction on the existing section of Potash Lane. These changes are part of the new roundabout off Wymondham Road and a new link road to tie in with Potash Lane to the north.

These proposals are being formally advertised from Friday 5 September 2025 and the advertisement period will last until Tuesday 30 September 2025.
A copy of the draft Orders, a plan, the Statement of Reasons for making the Orders and a
copy of the Order being consolidated can be viewed online here.
Copies are also available for inspection at Norfolk County Council, County Hall, Norwich, NR1 2DH and at the offices of South Norfolk District Council, Horizon Business Centre, Peachman Way, Norwich NR7 0WF during normal office hours.
Any objections and representations relating to the Order must be made in writing and must specify the grounds on which they are made. All correspondence for these proposals must be received at the office of nplaw, Norfolk County Council, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH, marked for the attention of the nplaw Traffic Regulation Order Team by the 30 September 2025. They may also be emailed to trafficorders@norfolk.gov.uk

Three of the document are presented here:

PR2225 Bracon Ash -Hethel- – Notice of ProposalsDownload
PR2225 Bracon Ash -Hethel- – TRO Consultation Plan -1Download
PR2225 Bracon Ash -Hethel- – Statement of Reasons -2Download