Key details
Reducing traffic and building a safe and healthy environment for people of all ages to walk, cycle, rest and play in the streets around Ling Bob and Christ Church Schools.
Funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Active Travel England.
Current status
On this page
Pellon routes to school
Plans
The plans include upgrades for:
Junctions and road layouts
Raised table crossings and wider pavements will slow down traffic and create more space for walking, cycling and other forms of active travel.
Improvements to snickets
We are widening snickets and improving access to routes away from roads.
Green space
There will be new green spaces and improvements for existing ones. Changes to roads will slow down traffic and provide more space for people walking, cycling, or using wheelchairs or prams.
These proposals complement Community Streets proposals in Ash Green and Mixenden.
Benefits
With these proposals for Ling Bob and Pellon we aim to:
- encourage walking, scooting and cycling,
- make school streets safer and more attractive,
- make the neighbourhood a safer place for playing outside,
- create places to rest and interact with neighbours, and
- build attractive places for people and wildlife.
The benefits for the area include:
Fewer vehicles
The changes will reduce the number of vehicles, and the speed that they travel close to these schools. There will be lower emissions and safer streets.
Health
The changes have been designed to make walking, cycling and other forms of active travel an easier and more attractive option for people. The benefits of active travel and physical activity are well documented and range from positive effect on mood and mental health to better heart health.
Sense of community
We’re adding benches and making the area a more pleasant place to spend time, where children are more likely to play outside together.
Nature
We’re improving biodiversity and adding natural solutions for sustainable drainage.
Design
Ashville Gardens and Rye Lane
We’re adding traffic calming measures along Rye Lane, and widening the snicket from Ashville Gardens to Christ Church Pellon Primary School.
Removal of roundabouts
We’re removing roundabouts at the Highroad Well Lane/Sandbeds Road, Rye Lane/Ryecroft Lane, and Highroad Well Lane/Albert Road junctions.
We’re replacing them with narrower routes that slow traffic and allow for added green space.
Ling Bob Junior Infant and Nursery School
We’re improving the green space and adding benches between Ling Bob and Highroad Well Lane. There will be a new safer raised crossing on Rye Lane leading to the school snicket. We will add a large raised area and new junction at Highroad Well Lane/Albert Road with a formal crossing provision that will prioritise people walking, cycling, and using scooters or prams
Christ Church School
Two formal crossings and wider pavements will make waiting for the bus and journeys to and from school safer.
Progress
17 June 2026
This page updated.
August 2025
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority approve projects to boost walking, wheeling and cycling with a funding boost from Active Travel England.
January 2025
We are consulting on the details of the latest proposals. Please take a moment to give us your feedback and any comments you would like to make on the proposals.
The consultation runs between Monday 6 January and midnight on Sunday 26 January 2025.
You can:
- view the proposals online and share your views by completing the survey;
- join us at The Hub @ Pellon, 53/55 Rye Lane, Pellon, HX2 0QB on Wednesday 15 January 2025, 2 – 6 pm to meet our team and discuss the proposals;
- request a printed copy of the Pellon Routes to School consultation pack by calling our contact centre on 01422 288 002.
Your views are important to us so please let us know what you think.
April 2024
Name of project changed from Community Streets Pellon - Ling Bob, to Pellon routes to school.
October 2023
Following the consultation held in 2022 we have listened to your feedback and refined the proposals. We are seeking additional grant funding to progress with this project. We will provide an update on the plans and next steps in 2024.
May 2022
We are consulting on the details of the latest proposals. Please take a moment to give us your feedback and any comments you would like to make on the proposals.
The consultation period runs between Monday 16 May and midnight on Sunday 12 June 2022.
You can:
- use our short online form to let us know what you think of the proposals
- email your comments to activestreets@calderdale.gov.uk
- join us at The Hub @ Pellon, 53/55 Rye Lane, Pellon, HX2 0QB on Wednesday 25 May 2022, 2 – 6 pm to meet our team and discuss the proposals.
- If you or someone you know would prefer to give feedback by post please call our contact centre on 01422 288 002 and ask for a printed copy of the Ling Bob consultation pack.
Your views are important to us so please let us know what you think.
Funding
Approximate scheme value: £0.91M.
This project was made possible through funding from:
