Sefton Access Controls

Overview

We are updating our policy around barriers to make walking, cycling, and wheeling more accessible.

Barriers are bits of infrastructure that limit vehicles using a path. These often take the form of bollards and chicanes but also include other types such as A-frames, kissing gates and drop boxes.

The policy will remove barriers that block paths, starting with leisure routes like the Coastal Path, Cheshire Lines and along the canal paths. 

For areas with high anti-social behaviour, barriers like bollards and chicanes will be considered that are still accessible for cyclists, wheelchair users, and prams.

Below is the full policy document. We also have an Easy Read version and set of Frequently Asked Questions linked below at the bottom of this page in the Related information section.

At the end of the survey you will be asked if you want to give an email address so that you can receive a copy of your response. You do not have to do this. The email address is only used to send the email to you from Your Sefton Your Say. The email address will not be stored with the responses and Sefton Council will not have access it, unless you have given your email address as part of the survey.