Updated to 4pm 25 September – B1135 closure impacts

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Now that the B1135 has been fully reopened following a relaying of the road surface last week, we should be seeing a return to late July levels. This has not yet happened – perhaps next week’s data will show this to be the case. For now, as at 4pm on 25th September the data from the SAM2 on Wymondham Road has been analysed to update the charts below.

Summary for period 20 July to 25 September (4pm)

Week commencing 20th July traffic volumes:

Week commencing 27 July

Week commencing 3 August

Week commencing 10 August

Week commencing 17 August

Week commencing 24 August

Week commencing 31 August

Week commencing 7 September

Week commencing 14 September 2026

Week commencing 21 September (data collected 25 September at 4.20pm)

This week continues the average of 250 vehicles per day .

The calculated (annual average daily total) AADT figure is down slightly from last week’s 333 to 323. This is still above our baseline figure of 124 per day, but perhaps this is the new normal?.

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 a total of 21,889 vehicles going East along Wymondham since 20 July. The speed limit is 30mph and 85% of vehicles travel at 32mph or less. The remaining 15% are speeding and should know better,some sell over 45mph.

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.

GNLP 2045 Scoping Consultation & Wreningham sites

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Greater Norwich Local Plan Review Team wrote:

  • The Scoping Consultation is open until 28th September 2026 (closing at 5pm).
  • Respond to the GNLP 2045 Scoping Consultation: https://gnlp.oc2.uk/

The Scoping Consultation is an opportunity to tell us what matters most for the future of Greater Norwich. To inform these conversations, the Scoping Consultation includes questions on baseline data gathered to inform the preparation of the Plan, the emerging Vision and Objectives which will help to shape the content of the Plan and a proposed Engagement Strategy that suggests an approach to future engagement through the plan-making process.

Earlier Call for Sites

Earlier this year, the Greater Norwich authorities hosted a Call for Sites for people to submit sites to be considered for allocation in the GNLP 2045. These submissions are currently being reviewed and therefore do not form part of this consultation.

Basic details of all the sites received can be found by clicking here and there will be an opportunity to comment on these at a later stage.

To support preparation of the new Local Plan, we have launched our new website. The timetable for preparation of the new Plan is available on our website, and further information about the next stages of the process will be provided in due course.

General Enquiries: 01603 306603 (our helpline operates on a call back system); GNLP@norfolk.gov.uk

Wreningham Sites

These are currently being reviewed and do not form part of the consultation. They are included here for your information. The link to the document is: https://gnlp.oc2.uk/document/90/34841#d34841

Site 1 – corner of Church Road and Hethel Road (ID 255309)

Site 2 – west of Ashwellthorpe Road before old railway bridge (ID 25561)

Site 3 – south of Wymondham Road (ID 25908)

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 – 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

B1135 closure – impact on Wreningham Residents

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SNC and Jackson’s have agreed to have a meeting with Parish Council representatives about the closure of the B1135 and the steps being taken to mitigate the impact to the local area such as in Wreningham. 

You will recall earlier this year when the B1135 was closed, a ratrun via Hethel Road created many difficulties for our residents and school families. The complaints lead to Hethel Road being closed. This halted the Hethel Road ratrun but traffic soon re-routed via Wymondham Road instead. 

This time Hethel Road will be closed for a 10 week duration due to the B1135 roadworks from 20th July – 18th September 2026. However we believe that an inevitable ratrun via Wymondham Road should also be tackled, perhaps by closing that road too at the Devlin Development entrance.

We would like to hear from you with your comments about the 10 week B1135 closure and what it will mean for you, given your experiences from the last closure. We will collate your views and comments for discussion at this meeting. Kindly email us at recall.me@gmail.com with “B1135 closure” in the subject line by 10th July.

Please note that all comments will be anonymized and the emails deleted once we have produced a summary prior to the meeting.

Thank you

Michael & Andrea

Planning application – High Common, Wymondham Road

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On 23 August 2025 planning permission was granted for a planning application (see here) “2023/3219 – Prior Approval notification application – South Of High Common Farm, Wymondham Road”. At the time of consultation, December 2023, the Parish Council commented and stated its opposition to the application.

On 2 October 2025 a new planning application was received by South Norfolk Council – 2025/3096 “Demolition of agricultural building and erection of five dwellings and associated change of use of land from agricultural to private amenity”. We had not been advised about this latest planning application.

Those passing by the area will see that the farmhouse has been demolished and an access road is being created from the site to Wymondham Road. The Parish Council is seeking clarification from South Norfolk Council about the status of this latest planning application and the works already undertaken.

Wymondham Road – vehicle speed data

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Thankfully the recent rat-run created by the diversion of traffic away from the B1135 near to Hethel Engineering is now over. The works which might have continued for four weeks had been completed in two. The NCC engineer arranged for closure of Hethel Road within a couple of days following sustained requests from parishioners and the Parish Council. That helped but soon the diverted traffic re-routed via Wymondham Road.

We had the SAM2 device positioned on Wymondham Road near the old railway bridge to monitor vehicle speeds. It can not differentiate between types of vehicle; it just counts them. So we cannot comment on the “quality” (size, type, etc.) of the vehicles passing by. Nevertheless, I thought it might be interesting to share the data it collected between 15th and 25th October 2025. The downloaded data was analysed using the  manufacturer’s software. The analysis is presented below and is quite comprehensive. (Remember this is all one way – heading towards the bridge.) Page 1 provides a summary for the period. Page 39 contains a histogram showing the distribution of speeds over the period i.e from total vehicles (2511) 312 (12.43%) are recorded as speeding over 30mph:

  • 31-35mph: 281
  • 36-40mph: 14
  • 41-45mph: 12
  • 45-50mph: 4
  • 50-55mph: 1
251015 to 251025 Wymondham Road speed analysisDownload

Planning Application – The Garage, Wymondham Road

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Ref: 2024/3430
Applicant: Mr Richard Spratt
Location: The Garage, Wymondham Road, Wreningham, Norfolk NR16 1AZ
Proposal: Change of use of ground floor room from an office to residential use to revert room back to being part of Mashonaland Villa
Application Type: Change of Use

Please return comments by 20 December 2024

  • email planning@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk
  • online at www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk
  • post to Development Management, The Horizon Centre, Broadland Business Park, Peachman Way, Norwich NR7 0WF