Public engagement outcomes now available
We have considered your feedback on Liveable Neighbourhood proposals for this area. See Public Engagement Outcomes and the final list of proposals for the area outlined below.
Entry Hill area is one of several areas in our community-led Liveable Neighbourhood (LN) programme. It is a residential area located to the south of Bath City centre, approximately a mile from Bath Spa train station.
The Liveable Neighbourhood Programme aims to improve residential street environments and create more space for those that want to walk, wheel or cycle their short journeys.
Learn more about the LN programme including our aims and approaches.
Our proposals
During previous consultations, residents in Entry Hill told us that they were concerned about pressures on parking and the volume and speed of traffic in the area.
To help tackle this issue, we have already introduced a residents parking zone in the area to reduce congestion and improve the flow of traffic.
In January 2025, we engaged the community on the proposals outlined below, and these will now be included in final, detailed designs for the area.
They include:
- A set of traffic lights at either end of Entry Hill Bridge
- Wider pavements along the bridge, narrowing the road to single-file traffic
These improvements would mean:
- Fewer vehicles choosing to use this residential route
- Slower traffic speeds
- Improved footpaths and pedestrian safety along the bridge
- A more pleasant walking and cycling route through the area
View the proposals on a map
Click on the numbers on the map to read a description of each proposal.
The numbers on the map correspond to the following annotations, going from the north end of Entry Hill to the south:
- One set of traffic lights will be installed near the start of the bridge at the northern end. The exact location is still to be determined.
- The pavement (on the eastern side) will be widened incrementally from number 14 Entry Hill to the start of the bridge.
- The pavement on both sides of Entry Hill bridge will be widened.
- The road space along the bridge will be reduced to single-file traffic, managed by traffic lights.
- Another set of traffic lights will be installed at the southern end of the bridge, just north of Entry Hill Drive. A ‘keep clear’ area will be signed on the road opposite Entry Hill Drive (ahead of the signals) to ensure access.
There should be no impact on the availability of parking in this area. We will confirm the exact locations of the signal heads (on a drawing) in due course.
Download a leaflet explaining the aims of this LN and showing the proposals on a map.
Public engagement outcomes
In January 2025, 166 people shared their views on the proposals with general support for the measures as well as alternative suggestions and some concerns.
The key themes that emerged were:
- concerns that the changes will cause congestion on Entry Hill
- concerns that the traffic signals will cause conflict with parking spaces
- concerns that the traffic signals would encourage speeding traffic
- concerns that vehicles will mount the pavement
- alternative suggestions to install traffic calming measures
Designers' response
We have summarised the designers' response to the key themes:
- Engineers undertook modelling on the proposed signals to predict traffic flow with the parking bays in place, and this shows minimal queuing and no conflict arising from these bays.
- However, the impact of the traffic signals on traffic flow and air quality will be monitored once the scheme is installed, including instances of pavement mounting
- The footway will be widened to reduce speeds along Entry Hill
- Alternative traffic calming measures were mentioned but they were not technically feasible.
Read the full public engagement outcome report including the designers' responses.
What happens next
We have already obtained funding from the UK Government (secured by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority) to install these improvements.
This follows several years of engagement and consultation with the community and rigorous shortlisting.
You can find more detail on how we developed this design by reading the 'Explore further context’ section on this web page.
Further detailed work is still required for Entry Hill's Liveable Neighbourhood. Our intention is to begin construction of the final designs in February 2026 (subject to change.)
We will keep residents in the LN area (and neighbouring streets) informed of our progress either by letter or via the parish council/local news as appropriate.
Please sign up for our e-newsletter on the Entry Hill LN to keep informed of final design and construction timetables.
Traffic Regulation Orders
Find out more about how we decide on changes to road layouts using Traffic Regulation Orders.
Explore further context
Please expand the following headings to learn more about how we developed this design:
- In Autumn 2020, we asked residents across the district how they felt about LNs.
- View the consultation output report from January 2022.
- 48 communities then applied to become a LN, via ward councillors.
- You can request to view the original application for an LN for your area by emailing LNs@bathnes.gov.uk (the format cannot be made accessible for this web page).
- In June 2021, we prioritised areas where development of LNs could start (this included the Entry Hill area).
In December 2021, we asked for your feedback on what was good about the Entry Hill area, what transport-related issues you experience, and what improvements would make the most impact.
Out of the 1,625 responses submitted as part of our area-wide public engagement in December 2021, 287 people commented on the Entry Hill area.
Below is a summary of what people said about Entry Hill:
What is good about the area?
- 194 said 'close to shops and services'
- 161 said 'strong community spirit'
- 67 said 'safe and healthy environment'
What issues are experienced?
- 183 said 'speeding traffic'
- 174 said 'through traffic'
- 144 said 'school run traffic'
- 103 said 'parking'
- 91 said 'not enough space for wheeling, walking, or cycling'
- 81 said 'HGV traffic'
- 57 said 'pavement parking'
What measures could improve the area?
- 170 said 'a restriction on through traffic or HGVs'
- 84 said 'new or wider footways'
- 77 said 'better or more residents parking'
- 69 said 'trees, planting, and places to sit'
On 31 May 2022, we held a co-design workshop with 56 residents who had expressed an interest in staying involved in the process during earlier engagement.
Attendees took part in a series of exercises to identify what they liked about the area, what could be improved, and what specific measures could help, plotting these on a map of the area.
To see the maps and the longlist of ideas suggested by the community, please view the report below.
Our partner Sustrans helped to broaden our engagement by involving people in the community with different and seldom-heard voices. During co-design, they visited community groups to gather their feedback.
View the Sustrans workshop report.
In August 2022, attendees were invited back to review the outcomes of the workshop and prioritise their ideas, focusing on the original application area. These priorities were considered during later shortlisting to reach the final proposals.
Following earlier LN consultation and public engagement with residents in the Entry Hill area who raised inconsiderate parking and congestion as an issue, we introduced a residents parking zone in the area. It was introduced in February 2023 after significant public consultation on its design.
During the first half of 2023, we considered the community proposals for the area (in addition to the RPZ) against a range of criteria, working alongside local ward councillors to arrive at initial recommendations.
We scored proposals against set criteria to assess impacts.
View the early draft recommendation report (superseded by the Full Business Case proposal)
To secure the funds to install the LN programme it was necessary to submit a Full Business Case (FBC) to the West of England Combined Authority.
This involved appraising all early recommendations for each of the LN areas against the following criteria, to produce a final shortlist:
- Technical feasibility
- Alignment with the objectives of Liveable Neighbourhoods and community benefits
- Affordability/budget constraints
The shortlist was submitted to the West of England Combined Authority in a Full Business Case to be reviewed by its committee. The funding was secured on 20 September 2024.
View the press release on securing the grant from the FBC.
The Committee's report on the FBC is on page 45 of the Agenda Report Pack which includes a link to the Liveable Neighbourhood Full Business Case.
The shortlisted proposals for the Entry Hill area are presented under 'Our proposals' on this web page.
Liveable Neighbourhood project timeline
You can view a history of the development of Liveable Neighbourhoods and relevant reports on our project timeline.
If you have a query or would like to talk to an advisor, please email us at LNs@bathnes.gov.uk or call 01225 39 40 25 and request a call back from a team member.
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