Hi there, again. Was this change discussed somewhere in a way that I'm not aware of? 

I've checked the last couple of months of Talk-GB, Talk-gb-westmidlands, and in community.openstreetmap.org, and I can't find anything to suggest consensus this way. Something more local, or something I've missed?

It's the exact opposite of something I want to do in my area, further south, and directly opposite to what the wiki says, so please let us know.