I have been invited to look at the recent development plans relating to the above area. I am a horse rider who has been riding in this area and the rest of South Cambridgeshire for over 45 years and with all the building and re-design going on at the present time, I am noticing that horse riders are not being considered in many of the local plans.

I realise that horses are not allowed to ride on cycleways but due to the density of traffic now and the fact that a lot of the B roads are becoming much more utilised between villages as rat runs, where was once safe to ride to bridleways and byways are now becoming much more dangerous. Obviously as riders we wish to be off the roads as much as possible but in order to access these off road tracks we need to be able to get to them safely.

I would like to see just as much provision for horse riders as for cyclists, especially in ensuring that horses have legal access to any cycle routes proposed. I would also request pelican crossings to enable horse riders to cross the roads easier as it is often unsafe to dismount at roads to reach pedestrian buttons on the lights. This has worked very well on the Guided Bus Route where horses, cyclists and pedestrians share the access road beside the track.
There are very few bridleways in the Histon and Impington area nowadays and the farmers are (totally understandably) blocking off tracks that we have used for years due to off roaders and poachers. We would be grateful if you could consider our needs in any planning you put in place in these areas for the future of our and the next generation of riders' safety.