Petition · past parliament
Bypass Swaffham for HGV's
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the goventment to bypass swaffham and protect our historical town which is starting to fall down around us due to the numbers of hgvs not to mention the high levels of NO².
The people of swaffham have been campaigning for a Swaffham bypass for over 10 years and nothing has been done. Our town has high levels of NO² which compare is already being compared to cities like London.
Recently traffic increased due to one of the main routes through town being closed after one of the towns houses started to collapse due to the years of HGVs flying through swaffham at high speeds.
When will something be done? When one of these houses falls on a someone and kills them.
We need to reduce hgv levels and pollution.
Recently traffic increased due to one of the main routes through town being closed after one of the towns houses started to collapse due to the years of HGVs flying through swaffham at high speeds.
When will something be done? When one of these houses falls on a someone and kills them.
We need to reduce hgv levels and pollution.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about improvement to local roads, including new bypasses, are a matter for individual local authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You could raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them, by entering your post code here: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
Decisions about improvement to local roads, including new bypasses, are a matter for individual local authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You could raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them, by entering your post code here: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
Timeline
| 24 Jul 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Jul 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.