Cycleways

(asked on 10th October 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of the national cycle network are permissive routes.


Answered by
Lilian Greenwood Portrait
Lilian Greenwood
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 16th October 2025

In England, approximately 2,720 miles of the National Cycling Network is on a permissive right of way. Of this, over 50% is on land owned by a Local Authority or other public body.

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