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Driver doors cyclist

“Wouldn’t happen if he stayed on the pavement”: Driver at fault for ‘dooring’ cyclist, says liability expert – but confused motorists argue “it’s time cyclists took responsibility for their own actions”; Hospital bike shelter row + more on the live blog

As the Giro caravan makes its way back to Italy, Ryan Mallon’s here to keep you up-to-speed with all the rest day antics, and all the other goings-on from around the cycling world, on the Monday live blog

Mon, May 11, 2026 09:59
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€330,000 bike shed in Leinster House, Irish Parliament (Twitter)

Irish Prime Minister slams €336,000 bike shed at Parliament with 18 cycle stands — where your bike may still get wet in the rain — as “inexcusable and inexplicable”, as government orders review into “astronomical costs”

The bike shed at Leinster House was built last year and has caused a furore in the Oireachtas, with ministers from all parties, including Minister of Transport Eamon Ryan questioning how were the costs justified

Wed, Sep 04, 2024 18:14
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Bike shed dispute over storage council called “visual clutter” (Google Maps)

Irish family told to remove “visual clutter” bespoke bike shed may now just park a trailer on driveway for storing bikes instead, after planning board claims “disorderly” timber-clad structure “would set an undesirable precedent”

The case was raised in the Irish Seanad this week, a senator questioning the logic of being permitted to "take up public space with my car outside of my house" but not when it comes to bicycles

Sun, Jul 21, 2024 10:00
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Bike shed dispute over storage council called “visual clutter”

Irish family told bespoke bike shed is “visual clutter” and must be removed as it would “set an undesirable precedent”

During the planning dispute in Cork the owner argued "storing bikes in an easy-to-reach secure location helps to encourage adults and children to cycle more often", but has been told to remove the "disorderly form of development" by the council

Fri, Jul 12, 2024 10:39
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Bath bomb shelters in planning row (Google Maps)

Planning objections over bike storage idea for WW2 bomb shelters — despite structures already being used as sheds

A neighbour and conservationists have objected to the proposal to turn the "very rare" air raid shelters into bicycle storage, because "the position of the doorways is of particular historic interest" and the shelters are part of the street's "charm"

Mon, Apr 29, 2024 16:03
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Southend cycle shelter at centre of resident row

Bike shed row erupts as “ugly” cycle shelter “ruins” sea view, according to some furious locals… although others tell critics to get their “priorities straight” as “it’s hardly the end of the world”

The "absolute carbuncle of a shed" has attracted the ire of some seaside residents, a councillor claiming the installation of seven bike parking shelters "boggles the mind" — even if some more relaxed locals have told the ranting critics to "chill out"

Tue, Apr 23, 2024 10:46
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Bike shed

“It looks like discrimination”: Disabled cyclists’ campaign group calls relaxing of planning laws to allow bike storage units in front gardens “very worrying”, if larger designs for adapted cycles are not allowed

The government has launched a consultation proposing a change that would enable homeowners in England with no back garden to install bike stores without the need for planning permission, and comes after several high-profile 'Shedgate' disputes

Mon, Mar 04, 2024 18:20
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Leicester shed via Facebook

Are bike shed planning sagas set to become a thing of the past? Government proposes to relax planning laws to allow bike storage units in front gardens

The proposed change will enable homeowners in England with no back gardens to install bike and bin stores without the need for planning permission, and follows a number of so-called ‘Shedgates’ in recent years

Sun, Mar 03, 2024 20:25
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Cyclist threatened with £11 million fine and two years in prison over bike shed, forcing her to give up cycling

Cyclist threatened with €13 million fine and two years in prison over bike shed, forcing her to give up cycling

Siobhán Kelly was accused of “unauthorised development” by Dublin City Council after installing a small shed used to store bikes and her mother’s wheelchair in her front garden

Wed, Feb 14, 2024 17:56
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Bike shed (Telford & Wrekin Council planning portal)

Bike shed planning appeal lost as inspector rules wooden structure “harmful” to Grade II listed building

Despite a council member initially walking "past the bike storage without even noticing it", the local authority asked the resident to apply for retrospective planning permission which was denied

Mon, Nov 06, 2023 12:56
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