This page lists any significant consultations or actions that people might wish to engage with, as well as how to report problems on the street:

OPEN CONSULTATIONS

NATIONAL

There is currently a consultation on the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). To help you respond, we've set up an action. It focuses on transport in planning but you can edit the response to ass your own thoughts. Deadline for comments is 23:45, 10 March, 2026.

REGIONAL

Please get in touch if you think there is a major consultation we should have listed here. Thanks.

ACTIONS and Petitions

Save Queensbury Tunnel - please support the Queensbury Tunnel Society in their bid to stop National Highways (once again) from permanently blocking up this old railway tunnel and destroying hope for a greenway between Bradford, Keighley and Halifax. Please write to your MP (even if you live outside West Yorkshire), asking them to stop this tunnel being infilled. If National Highways gets away with it here it could affect structures all over the country.

Stop water pollution from road runoff: National Highways is responsible for 25,000 outfalls and soakaways. Every time it rains, pollution is washed from our roads (oils, microplastics from tyres, brake particulates, etc) straight into some of our most protected and vulnerable rivers. Please write to your MP to ask them to pressure DfT to ensure National Highways is forced to act, and has adequate funding in the next 5-year roads budget (RIS3). More info can be found in our runoff blog.

Save Midland Mainline electrification: The Government’s recently 'paused' Phase 3 of the Midland Mainline electrification despite the fact it would deliver £400 million in economic benefits, create 5,000 skilled jobs, reduce emissions, and transform rail capacity across the East Midlands. Instead, ministers want to build the damaging A38 Derby Junctions road scheme. Write to key decision-makers and urge them to push for Midland Mainline electrification instead of the A38 road expansion.

Save important peat moss in Greater Manchester: Trafford Council is applying for planning permission for the Carrington Relief Road in Greater Manchester. The Carrington Relief Road is controversial as it will cause harm to Carrington Moss, a 335 hectare peat moss, which Natural England considers to be an irreplaceable habitat. It will also damage or totally destroy 40 hectares of productive agricultural land, and increase traffic, air, noise, light, vibration, dust and water pollution and carbon emissions, significantly affecting both human and wildlife/bird populations. Non-road alternatives have not been considered, and the road would make active travel more difficult. Object to the planning application by 27 February 2026.

 

 

Reporting problems

Reporting defects, blocked paths, or poor maintenance: If you come across potholes, poor or missing signage, blocked pavements or cycle paths, abandoned bikes, etc, or vegetation out of control, we recommend using the app FixMyStreet as this will send your complaint through to the correct authority. This is especially helpful where the responsible authority may not be obvious. Get it on your phone and it will allow the app to automatically locate the problem (if you give it permission). You can also submit photos and add to existing complaints.

If you're on National Highways' network you can make your comment direct if you prefer. You can also see National Highways' response to recent reports.