Implementing or extending speed limits requires the making of a legal order, which involves a statutory consultation process. This requires the Highway Authority to advertise, in the local press and on-street, a public notice stating the proposal and the reasons for it. The advert invites the public to formally support or object to the proposals in writing within a 21-day notice period. Should any objections be received, a report would then go before Members for a decision.

Unfortunately, there is currently no funding available for changes to the speed limit, but a community can take action to fund the change independently. Once a community has gained funding for their project, the County Council would work with them to make the changes. One possibility is the Local Highway Improvement (LHI) scheme, which gives local people around Cambridgeshire an opportunity to bid for County Council funding for highways projects that will improve their community. Applicants can apply for up to £25,000 for complex projects or £10,000 for non-complex projects, with an expectation that the bidder (community group/Town Council/residents’ association etc.) will contribute a minimum of 10%. This may provide an opportunity for any proposals to be considered. It may also be helpful to approach the Parish Council with your concerns to see if this area is one of their priorities. Further details on the scheme can be found on the Council's website - Local Highway Improvement funding | Cambridgeshire County Council.

With regard to the cycle lane proposal, this scheme is in the County Council’s Transport Proposals Database (TPD), reference TPD 494. The TPD is the Council’s long list of transport schemes and is the first step towards consideration for delivery. The route itself is not in the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP), which forms the Council's top priority active travel schemes. However, it is still on the list and is therefore being considered fairly alongside all other active travel schemes in the county.

The Council is currently in the process of scoring and prioritising all active travel schemes. Because of the nature of the road, to be LTN 1/20 compliant and to provide a segregated active travel facility, the Council would be looking at a new path behind the hedge and away from the carriageway. This presents challenges and is likely to result in a fairly high-cost scheme. The route currently has a low to medium overall score, so it is unlikely to be a high-enough priority to receive funding in the near future. However, this petition will be added to the notes for this scheme in the TPD so that it can be taken into consideration as part of that process.