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Fencing Removed at Sheringham Bus Shelter After Demolition Halt as PM Urges Rethink

County leaders say the £580,000 grant may be spent elsewhere if Sheringham cannot use it by March 26.

Overview

  • Sheringham Town Council, which owns the site, voted to block demolition of the 1950s shelter, stopping Norfolk County Council’s planned travel hub.
  • Workers have withdrawn and metal fencing around the shelter has been taken down after the project was paused, with campaigners maintaining a presence.
  • Norfolk County Council says the original scheme depended on widening a narrow footpath for pedestrian safety and cannot proceed without that change.
  • Officials will review future bus service arrangements at the location and have not ruled out developing an alternative scheme for Sheringham.
  • Highways chief Graham Plant signaled he will reallocate the £580,000 to other Norfolk projects if it is not spent in Sheringham by March 26, and the county will not bill the town council for costs already incurred.