Where would the new footpath go?

Some people have expressed concern about how narrow the road would be with an additional footpath, and indeed widening the road will be complicated because there are services there such as a phone box, letter box and most importantly a Telecommunications service point, which apparently can not be easily moved.

Surrey County Council do not want the expense of adding a footpath, and the only option they have considered is the re-opening of Elmbridge Housing Trust's private pathway from Grenside Road

-->. This does not address the problem of no pavement for children visiting the shop, and is not popular with the residents or Elmbridge Housing Trust due to noise, litter and vandalism.

My suggestion was that the existing footpath be diverted around the corner BEHIND these services, and then the road could be widened a footpath width on that side of the road, compensating for the loss of width on the north side. What do people think about this solution?