The council have delayed reopening two divisive Cycle Enfield plans to the public.

The Enfield Town and Southbury Road sections of the £42m cycle lane plans had gone to public survey between September 25 and December 18 last year, with Enfield Council due to reopen them to a second round of scrutiny after making changes.

However, a statement released this week said: “The council is taking more time to consider the Enfield Town and Southbury Road routes and is looking in depth at how best to respond to some of the issues that were raised in the consultation and revised plans will be brought forward later in the year.”

It comes after the two possible plans for the lanes in Enfield Town centre proved particularly unpopular.

Option 1 – which would see segregated cycle lanes on either side of London Road – got 30 per cent support and 64 per cent disapproval, while the other suggestion – two-way lanes on Cecil Road and Genotin Road – were disliked by 69 per cent of the 2,707 people who took part in the questionnaire.

The consultation summary said particular concerns were raised about possible congestion and impact on businesses.

The Southbury Road leg – concerning the restructuring of the A110 and Great Cambridge Road junctions - was backed by 51 per cent of the 701 people who took part in the consultation, with 40 per cent opposed.