P-06-1487 Provide a pedestrian crossing on A4042 Llanover; make safe for bus users and reduce the speed limit - Correspondence from the Petitioner, 11 October 2025

I note that two possible sites for a crossing are being considered but the number of pedestrian movements is still under review.

I don’t believe I have received any feedback on the outcome of the initial assessment despite originally being promised the outcome in July.

Covert speed monitoring in August 2025 between 19th and 28th recorded a total of 112,495 vehicle movements through the village. A huge volume given the lack of any controlled crossing place.

Community Councillor Lewis Carter in his recent letter to Welsh Government set out arguments for both a reduced speed limit and crossing. This has universal political support locally from Peter Fox MS, Catherine Fookes MP, myself CCllr Jan Butler and Goytre Fawr Community Council. All supporting the need for a crossing and reduced speed limit. 

My position on this is that it's not just about the number of pedestrian movements now but rather about those in the future. If we are serious about active travel, then we must do this.

The lack of a safe crossing is a barrier to use of public transport (particularly during peak times),

As County Councillor for Goytre Fawr I am in regular contact with residents, many of them elderly and we have an aging demographic.  I know our elderly residents won't currently use the bus service because they consider the road too dangerous not because they don't want to.

Two miles down the road in Goytre people are already talking to me about using the bus service more once our crossing is in place (expected installation imminent) especially now that the last bus home from Abergavenny is at 10:30 pm.

It's been very noticeable there have been far more Llanover Garden Open events this year.  The opening of the Retreat Café with its Arts events has also had impact. In fact social activities in both Goytre and Llanover have also increased this year and what better way to encourage community cohesion across the whole ward of Goytre Fawr than by jumping on the bus to get about confident that you will be able to safely cross the road in Llanover.

In short Llanover needs this crossing to make active travel possible.

Kind Regards,

Jan Butler

County Councillor