Service updates

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Last updated: 3 days ago

Update on New Sydney Place and Sydney Road

A through-traffic restriction trial on Sydney Road will be made permanent under a formal Traffic Regulation Order in the summer.

This trial was installed in April 2024 under an experimental traffic regulation order (ETRO) for a minimum of six months. During this time, we consulted the community and monitored the impacts on traffic and air quality.

Read more information on the outcomes on the ETRO trial page.

Later in Spring 2025, our intention is to engage the community on other measures to complement the through-traffic restriction. These measures are outlined in the full business case for the programme, and we will update this web page when we begin the engagement.   

Read the Liveable Neighbourhoods Full Business Case.
 

Last updated: 5 days ago

Changes to our Local Plan

In light of national Planning policy changes and the publication of a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in December 2024, we reset our approach to our Local Plan in February 2025.

Watch our YouTube video, which explains what this means for our Local Plan.

Last updated: 1 week ago

Lower Lansdown ETRO consultations now closed

The public consultation for the three linked trials in Winifred’s Lane, Catharine Place and Gay Street is now closed.

We are now analysing the consultation responses and the traffic and air quality monitoring data that was collected during the trials. We expect to publish the outcomes later this year (2025).

The Cabinet Member for Highways will then consider the outcomes alongside council policy before deciding whether to make these three trials permanent (under a standard Traffic Regulation Order) or remove them. The trials will remain in place until a decision is made.

Last updated: 2 weeks ago

Disabled bus pass update

From Tuesday 1 April you can use your disabled bus pass 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

From this date, there will be no time or date restrictions on bus use within Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. 

Last updated: 1 month ago

New Sydney Place and Sydney Road consultation update

This consultation is now closed. A decision to make the trial permanent under a standard Traffic Regulation Order by the Cabinet Member for Resources was upheld following a call-in, and the restriction and junction improvements will now be made permanent under a formal TRO.

• View the call-in notice
• View the webcast of the Climate Emergency and Sustainability Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel meeting on Thursday 13 March 2025.
• Read the Single Member Decision (SMD) Report, including a summary of outcomes 
• Read the press release on the SMD report recommendation 
• Read the press release on the outcome of the call-in on 13 March 2025

Last updated: 2 months ago

Emission-based parking charges

All charges in Bath, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and Radstock car parks, and on-street parking in Bath, are based on the emissions of your vehicle. 

Find out about emissions-based parking charges

Find out about Bath's Clean Air Zone

Last updated: 2 months ago

Update on the Pulteney Estate area

A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted. 

Our intention is to share these proposals on this web page from May 2025 during a six-week public engagement. Your feedback will help to inform more detailed designs for your area. 

A brief summary of the measures for which we’ve received funding are outlined in the Liveable Neighbourhood Full Business Case.

We will inform residents by letter of the next public engagement and a more detailed description of the proposed plan.

Last updated: 2 months ago

Update on the Temple Cloud area

A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted. 

Our intention is to share these proposals on this web page from May 2025 during a six-week public engagement. Your feedback will help to inform more detailed designs for your area. 

A brief summary of the measures for which we’ve received funding are outlined in the Liveable Neighbourhood Full Business Case.

We will inform residents by letter of the next public engagement and a more detailed description of the proposed plan.

Last updated: 2 months ago

Update on the Lyme Road and Charmouth Road area

A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted. 

Our intention is to share these proposals on this web page from May 2025 during a six-week public engagement. Your feedback will help to inform more detailed designs for your area. 

We will inform residents by letter of the next public engagement and a more detailed description of the proposed plan. 

We are currently incorporating the community feedback we received on a proposed one-way trial which did not progress in Spring 2024.

Last updated: 2 months ago

Update on the Lower Lansdown and The Circus area

A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted. 

Currently we are running through-traffic restriction trials, ahead of wider measures. 

We will update this web page when these trials are complete, and a decision is reached on whether to make them permanent or not. 

Depending on the outcome of the trials, our intention is to engage the community on the wider measures. These measures are outlined in the full business case for the programme, and we will provide more detail once trials are complete. 

You can also read the Liveable Neighbourhoods Full Business Case.

Last updated: 2 months ago

Update on the London Road and Snow Hill Liveable Neighbourhood area

For the latest news on this Liveable Neighbourhood, please read the following statement by Cllr Kevin Guy, Leader of the Council.

Read Cllr Kevin Guy's open letter on the future of London Road and Snow Hill LN Area (18 February 2025)

Our intention was to engage the community on preliminary designs for this area in spring 2025. The measures to be included in the design were summarised at a high level in the final business case (FBC) for the programme including a bus gate on Camden Road, a series of one-ways, and a through-traffic restriction to help reduce traffic volumes in residential areas.

Following the statement by Cllr Kevin Guy, we will not progress these plans. For background on the FBC, please read the press release from 12 October 2024. 

Last updated: 2 months ago

Consultation update

We are aware that a number of questions have been submitted to the council about the Bath Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Links (BWWCL) project following the end of the public consultation. The BWWCL team is currently reviewing all feedback from the consultation process, including around 1700 responses from the questionnaire. 

In the near future an engagement report will be published outlining the project’s next steps. All questions submitted to the Council/Cabinet meeting will be addressed either in the engagement report or the business case for the project. Updated timescales for these elements of the project can be found on the project website.

To stay up to date with BWWCL, and when the engagement report is published, we encourage you to sign up to our alerts as this is the best way to stay informed.

Last updated: 3 months ago

Street activities update

A review of street related activities in Bath is currently underway and will not be completed until 31 August 2025.

It is currently not possible to book any street collections to take place from 1 September 2025 onwards.

Last updated: 3 months ago

Monksdale Road toilets

The Monksdale Road public toilets are currently closed due to vandalism. We apologise for the inconvenience and will be beginning repairs as soon as possible.

Last updated: 3 months ago

Early toilet closures

Due to issues with anti-social behaviour opening hours at the following facilities are reduced until further notice:

• Shaftesbury Road, Bath: public toilets are open from 7am to 3.30pm
• Charlotte Street: public toilets are open 7am to 6pm

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Last updated: 6 months ago

Introduction of emission-based parking charges

All charges in Bath and Keynsham car parks are based on the emissions of your vehicle. 

Find out about emissions-based parking charges

Find out about Bath's Clean Air Zone

Last updated: 6 months ago

This consultation has closed

This consultation closed on 8 August 2024.

You can read the final TRO report here.

The results and recommendations from the public consultation are contained within Appendix 3 of the final TRO report.  The breakdown of charges for vehicles parking in Midsomer Norton and Radstock can be found within Appendix D of the results and recommendation report.

Last updated: 7 months ago

Update on the Lyme Road ETRO trial

The one-way experimental trial for the Lyme Road and Charmouth Road area is postponed until we have engaged the community on a wider package of measures for this LN area.

We have submitted a full business case (FBC) to the West of England Combined Authority to secure approval and funds to deliver a package of measures in 11 LN areas by March 2027.

Please read our press release on the FBC.

Last updated: 7 months ago

Progress report on this Liveable Neighbourhood area

We have submitted a full business case (FBC) for the Liveable Neighbourhood Programme and, in discussion with ward councillors, agreed not to pursue funds to develop a Liveable Neighbourhood in this area in 2024.

This is due to budgetary constraints. Should further funding opportunities arise next year, we will engage the community.

For more information on how we reached this decision, please read our press release on the submission of the FBC.

Last updated: 7 months ago

Update on the progression of this LN area

A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN) area, based on community feedback and to complement the through-traffic restriction already in place, has now been shortlisted for inclusion in the full business case (FBC) for the LN programme.

The purpose of the FBC is to secure the funds required to develop and install this LN by March 2027, subject to further engagement and detailed designs.

Later in the year, we have formally secured the funds, we will update this page with full details of the proposals and how you can share your views.

Meanwhile, please read our press release on the FBC.

Last updated: 7 months ago

Update on the Lyme Road area

A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted for inclusion in the full business case (FBC) for the programme.

The purpose of the FBC is to secure funds to develop and install this LN by March 2027 subject to further engagement and detailed designs. A one-way trial in this area was due to start this summer under our pilot programme. This is postponed until we have engaged on the full package of measures proposed in the FBC.

Later in the year, when we have formally secured the necessary funds, we will update this page with details on the proposals and how you can share your views.

Meanwhile, please read our press release on the FBC.

Last updated: 7 months ago

Update on the Sydney Road area

A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted for inclusion in the full business case (FBC) for the programme.

The purpose of the FBC is to secure funds to develop and install this LN by March 2027, subject to further engagement and detailed designs.

An experimental through-traffic restriction trial on Sydney Road is already being trialled under our pilot programme and will progress separately.

Later in the year, when we have formally secured the necessary funds, we will update this page with details of the proposals and how you can share your views.

Meanwhile, please read our press release on the FBC.

Last updated: 7 months ago

Update on this Liveable Neighbourhood area

A package of measures for this Liveable Neighbourhood (LN), based on community feedback, has now been shortlisted for inclusion in a full business case (FBC) for the programme.

The purpose of the FBC is to secure funds to develop and install this LN by March 2027 subject to further engagement, detailed designs and, if appropriate, experimental trials.

Later in the year, when we have formally secured the funds, we will update this page with details of the proposals and how you can share your views.

Meanwhile, please read our press release on the FBC.

Last updated: 7 months ago

Update on Lower Lansdown ETRO trials

We have temporarily paused the installation of this ETRO. We will update this webpage when more news is available.

Last updated: 8 months ago

Replacement wheeled black bins

From Monday 1 April 2024, you will need to pay £22.40 for a replacement wheelie bin for your rubbish if it is lost or stolen.

Please note that the charge for replacement wheeled black bins was agreed in our 2022/23 budget to help offset the purchase and delivery costs associated with providing a replacement bin.