Cornholme pedestrian improvements

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19 March 2025 – 30 April 2025

About the scheme

The West Yorkshire Places project aims to help create safer, healthier and better-connected streets in Cornholme.

We have identified current issues along the A646 Burnley Road with a lack of safe crossing points, long stretches without a footpath and unenclosed livestock in the village. This has created a difficult environment for walking, cycling and wheeling (by wheeling we mean scooters, wheelchairs, mobility aids and people with pushchairs), even for short trips within the village. In turn, this is increasing air pollution and reducing opportunities for active travel. This is particularly the case around Cornholme Junior and Infant School and Vale Baptist Church.

Lack of safe infrastructure to support walkers and cyclists is discouraging people from using these methods to make their journeys. This scheme suggests installing new crossings, creating new stretches of footpath along Burnley Road and potentially installing a new cattle grid. These measures would improve connectivity and safety across Burnley Road.

What sort of improvements could be made?

The measures listed below and shown on the maps are to give you an idea of what could potentially be implemented. Your feedback will be used to inform which of these measures are a priority to put in place and which location would make the most positive impact. There is also an opportunity for you to tell us any additional improvements you think should be in place that we’ve not mentioned.

Note: Some measures may not be implemented due to funding constraints.

Our proposals contain:

Across the whole village:

  • Gateway features at the entrances to the village along the Burnley Road. These could be measures such as signage and road markings.

  • A cattle grid by Carr Road to prevent cattle escaping onto A646 Burnley Road

Focused around Vale Baptist Church and St Michael & All Angels Church:

  • A new westbound bus stop with benches on the Burnley Road by Vale Baptist Church

  • A new signalised pedestrian crossing outside Vale Baptist Church and a new footpath linking the crossing with the church.

  • A new signalised pedestrian crossing across the Burnley Road by Hirst Street.

  • All works done here will tie in with Calderdale Council’s Friendly Parks initiatives. This initiative plans to improve park access through

  • Wider and smoother footways

  • Dropped kerbs

  • Lighting

  • Clear signage

Focused around Cornholme Junior and Infant School:

  • New footpath link from Jubilee Way to the children's playground.

  • A signalised pedestrian crossing across the A646 Burnley Road by the proposed new footway to the children’s playground.

  • Blocking off car access to Greenfield Terrace from the section of A646 Burnley Road in front of the houses, often used as a cut through. This will reduce traffic around the school

  • Raising the height of the road in the west-side junction between the A646 Burnley Road and Greenfield Terrace to slow turning vehicles.

  • Turning Greenfield Terrace into a one-way system with designated parking.

  • Widening the kerb to narrow the width of the east-side junction of Greenfield Terrace and A646 Burnley Road.

  • A signalised pedestrian crossing between Greenfield Terrace and Mount Pleasant Street.

  • Block off car access to Greenfield Terrace from Lennox Road with benches.

  • A new footpath along A646 Burnley Road from the west-wide junction of Greenfield Terrace to link to the existing bus stop.




Have your say

To see our proposals in more detail, please view the plans. Once you have read the information, you can let us know what you think using any of the following methods on this page:

  • Complete our survey

  • Drop a pin on the map to show us where you would put a proposed measure and add your comments

  • Ask us a question using the Question and Answer (Q&A) tool on this page

  • View our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

You can also contact us in the following ways, including to request information or a questionnaire in alternative formats:

  • phone (MetroLine Information Service) on 0113 245 7676

  • post at FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM WYCA (no stamp required)


Drop in events

We will be hosting a drop-in event where you can learn more about the proposals and ask your own questions to the project team. Paper questionnaires will be available where you can input your views on the proposals, or the project team can direct you to the online survey.

  • Wednesday 2 April, 3:00pm - 6:00pm, Vale Baptist Church, Vale Parsonage, Todmorden OL14 8JY

Attend our webinar

Can’t make it to a drop-in event? You can also sign-up to our online webinar and learn more about the project. There will also be opportunity for you to ask your questions directly to the project team.

Next steps

Feedback gathered from this public engagement will be considered and will inform the development of more detailed proposals. An engagement outcome report summarising the feedback will then be added to this webpage.

This engagement will close at 11.59pm on 30 April 2025.


Funding

The expected cost of this scheme is currently £1.2 million. Subject to a successful business case approval by the Combined Authority, costs would be funded by City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS).

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has been allocated £830 million from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), which is aimed at providing an integrated and inclusive transport network and was made possible thanks to the West Yorkshire Mayoral devolution deal. This work will build on the significant investment already being made in making it easier for people to walk, cycle and use public transport around West Yorkshire.

19 March 2025 – 30 April 2025

About the scheme

The West Yorkshire Places project aims to help create safer, healthier and better-connected streets in Cornholme.

We have identified current issues along the A646 Burnley Road with a lack of safe crossing points, long stretches without a footpath and unenclosed livestock in the village. This has created a difficult environment for walking, cycling and wheeling (by wheeling we mean scooters, wheelchairs, mobility aids and people with pushchairs), even for short trips within the village. In turn, this is increasing air pollution and reducing opportunities for active travel. This is particularly the case around Cornholme Junior and Infant School and Vale Baptist Church.

Lack of safe infrastructure to support walkers and cyclists is discouraging people from using these methods to make their journeys. This scheme suggests installing new crossings, creating new stretches of footpath along Burnley Road and potentially installing a new cattle grid. These measures would improve connectivity and safety across Burnley Road.

What sort of improvements could be made?

The measures listed below and shown on the maps are to give you an idea of what could potentially be implemented. Your feedback will be used to inform which of these measures are a priority to put in place and which location would make the most positive impact. There is also an opportunity for you to tell us any additional improvements you think should be in place that we’ve not mentioned.

Note: Some measures may not be implemented due to funding constraints.

Our proposals contain:

Across the whole village:

  • Gateway features at the entrances to the village along the Burnley Road. These could be measures such as signage and road markings.

  • A cattle grid by Carr Road to prevent cattle escaping onto A646 Burnley Road

Focused around Vale Baptist Church and St Michael & All Angels Church:

  • A new westbound bus stop with benches on the Burnley Road by Vale Baptist Church

  • A new signalised pedestrian crossing outside Vale Baptist Church and a new footpath linking the crossing with the church.

  • A new signalised pedestrian crossing across the Burnley Road by Hirst Street.

  • All works done here will tie in with Calderdale Council’s Friendly Parks initiatives. This initiative plans to improve park access through

  • Wider and smoother footways

  • Dropped kerbs

  • Lighting

  • Clear signage

Focused around Cornholme Junior and Infant School:

  • New footpath link from Jubilee Way to the children's playground.

  • A signalised pedestrian crossing across the A646 Burnley Road by the proposed new footway to the children’s playground.

  • Blocking off car access to Greenfield Terrace from the section of A646 Burnley Road in front of the houses, often used as a cut through. This will reduce traffic around the school

  • Raising the height of the road in the west-side junction between the A646 Burnley Road and Greenfield Terrace to slow turning vehicles.

  • Turning Greenfield Terrace into a one-way system with designated parking.

  • Widening the kerb to narrow the width of the east-side junction of Greenfield Terrace and A646 Burnley Road.

  • A signalised pedestrian crossing between Greenfield Terrace and Mount Pleasant Street.

  • Block off car access to Greenfield Terrace from Lennox Road with benches.

  • A new footpath along A646 Burnley Road from the west-wide junction of Greenfield Terrace to link to the existing bus stop.




Have your say

To see our proposals in more detail, please view the plans. Once you have read the information, you can let us know what you think using any of the following methods on this page:

  • Complete our survey

  • Drop a pin on the map to show us where you would put a proposed measure and add your comments

  • Ask us a question using the Question and Answer (Q&A) tool on this page

  • View our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

You can also contact us in the following ways, including to request information or a questionnaire in alternative formats:

  • phone (MetroLine Information Service) on 0113 245 7676

  • post at FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM WYCA (no stamp required)


Drop in events

We will be hosting a drop-in event where you can learn more about the proposals and ask your own questions to the project team. Paper questionnaires will be available where you can input your views on the proposals, or the project team can direct you to the online survey.

  • Wednesday 2 April, 3:00pm - 6:00pm, Vale Baptist Church, Vale Parsonage, Todmorden OL14 8JY

Attend our webinar

Can’t make it to a drop-in event? You can also sign-up to our online webinar and learn more about the project. There will also be opportunity for you to ask your questions directly to the project team.

Next steps

Feedback gathered from this public engagement will be considered and will inform the development of more detailed proposals. An engagement outcome report summarising the feedback will then be added to this webpage.

This engagement will close at 11.59pm on 30 April 2025.


Funding

The expected cost of this scheme is currently £1.2 million. Subject to a successful business case approval by the Combined Authority, costs would be funded by City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS).

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has been allocated £830 million from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), which is aimed at providing an integrated and inclusive transport network and was made possible thanks to the West Yorkshire Mayoral devolution deal. This work will build on the significant investment already being made in making it easier for people to walk, cycle and use public transport around West Yorkshire.

Page last updated: 24 Mar 2025, 09:39 AM