LINKING BRIXTON & YEALMPTON
The Parish Councils of Brixton and Yealmpton will be conducting a ballot to determine your views about which of two potential routes should link the villages.
Local residents will know that for well over 10 years there have been discussions about converting the old railway line from. Yealmpton to Plymouth into a shared-use path. Indeed about 10 years ago half a mile of track was created from Elburton to just south of Otter Garden Centre where it crosses a well-restored old railway bridge and comes to an abrupt end. The charity Sustrans has produced a plan that will complete this track and take it east into Yealmpton utilising the old railway line and west towards Plymouth and the Plym Valley Trail. To look at the Sustrans Plan click
here
Also for at least 10 years local people have been hoping to be able to walk & cycle safely directly between Brixton and Yealmpton. In the past, when traffic was much lighter, this was possible along the main road. A path running just north of and parallel to the A379 is a potential solution and an outline plan for this has been developed.
Only one of these options will be realised because the landowner, Kitley Estates, has generously agreed to allow their land to be used for one but not both. Plans will be exhibited in both villages; the ballot papers will give details of dates and times. To avoid wasting money on expensive survey work, these will be preliminary proposals and whichever route is decided in principle will then be further developed.
Ballot papers will be delivered early in July and all parishioners are urged to have their say by 31st July.