 In November 2002, the Highways Agency submitted a report to the Regional Planning bodies (North West, East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber).The scheme received support from the communities affected by the bypass in the form of a petition with 9,000 signatures that was delivered to Downing Street in February 2003.In this submission, they formed the conclusion that there were no realistic alternatives to a bypass of the villages to solve the problems that existed.