Update, 1 October 2026
We are due to start work on walking, wheeling and cycling improvements in Royal Victoria Park this autumn.
This follows consideration of all feedback received during the recent 21-day statutory notice period, and a decision to proceed with the proposed plans.
For more information and to view the reports, see Outcomes of the statutory TRO consultations (August 2026).
You can also read our press release on the decision and our plans for Royal Victoria Park.
We're improving connections between Weston and Bath city centre as part of the Bath Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Links project, making it safer, easier and more accessible for people to walk, wheel and cycle.
The proposed route runs from Weston High Street through Weston Park and along Weston Road, continuing through Royal Victoria Park and along Royal Avenue to Queen Square.
Our proposals
The Weston to City Centre route proposals include new and improved pedestrian crossings, pavements, lighting and cycle lanes to make it easier and safer for people to walk, wheel and cycle their journeys.
By making active travel more accessible and appealing, the scheme would help improve air quality, ease congestion and create healthier, more pleasant travel routes.
We consulted on the scheme between October 2024 and January 2025. Having considered the feedback, we plan to progress the Royal Victoria Park section this autumn, subject to a statutory consultation on the revised proposals outlined below.
View the consultation report (October 2024 to January 2025)
Please expand the sections below for more information on the proposals and next steps.
We’re making a series of improvements in Royal Victoria Park to make it safer, more accessible and easier to get around.
These include improved pavements, crossings and lighting. They also include a segregated contraflow cycle lane that will provide a safer, two-way route for cyclists on the most direct route, which is currently not available.
Sufficient parking will remain available around the park.
View or download a map of our proposals
We plan to introduce:
- heritage-style, eco-lighting through the southwest section of the park to support safety and year-round use
- four new pedestrian crossings through the south-west section of the park, raised to the level of the footway to support pedestrian priority and slow traffic
- a new raised zebra crossing on Park Lane to support pedestrian access from the northwest
- a new raised crossing at the top of the northwest access lane
- resurfacing of pavements
- six new disabled parking bays to improve access to key amenities
- a family friendly contraflow cycle path, between Park Lane and the Victorian obelisk along the park's southern carriageway, separated from road traffic and indicated by green surfacing and flexible tulip-style separators
The existing one-way vehicle access from Park Lane will be retained.
Parking facilities in the park
We are retaining enough parking in the park to meet demand, even on its busiest days, and we are doubling the number of disabled bays in the south of the park to 12. Six existing disabled bays will be relocated from the northern side near the ponds to the southern side of the road by the play park.
To create the proposed cycle lane, parking will be removed from the western side of the northwest access lane and from the north side of the southern carriageway.
Short-stay parking, where the first hour is free, will still be available on all sides of the park and on the north-west access route. There are also 74 new short-stay spaces, where the first hour is free, on Weston Road, plus existing short-stay parking in Park Lane, which is free for up to three hours.
About the tulip-shaped separators
Tulip-shaped separators will create a visually attractive, safe boundary between the cycle lane and road.
Their sustainable, flexible design means they bend when struck and then return to shape, reducing the risk of injury compared with rigid bollards.
Tulip wands have been used on Westminster streets to create attractive lanes and are perfect for a park setting.
They are easily removed and replaced if required for events.
Tulip separators in London (photo courtesy of Kilian O'Sullivan)
This section of the route starts in High Street, Weston and continues along Crown Hill, Weston Park and Weston Road to Park Lane.
Following consultation feedback, we are considering the original proposals with a view to drawing up more detailed designs and securing funding to deliver the schemes in 2027, subject to statutory consultation.
This section of the route starts on Royal Avenue and continues along Queen’s Parade, Queen Square to Chapel Row or Princes Street.
Following consultation feedback, we are considering the original proposals with a view to drawing up more detailed designs and securing funding to deliver the schemes in 2027, subject to statutory consultation.
Outcomes of the statutory TRO consultation (August 2026)
In August 2026, the proposals for Royal Victoria Park were subject to a statutory traffic regulation order (TRO) consultation on four elements of the scheme. We considered all feedback and made the decision to proceed. Installation will begin this autumn.
Read the TRO Reports (5A) for a summary of the consultation feedback, the officer's responses, and the decision notes.
- Cycle Lane (26-052A)
- Zebra crossing on park lane (26-052B)
- Parking restrictions (26-052C)
- Raised crossings (26-052D)
A link to Report 5a can be found in the right-hand margin of these web pages.
Contact us
If you have general questions about this scheme or you need support to access this information in an alternative or printed format, please email us at BWWCL@bathnes.gov.uk or by calling 01225 39 40 25.
Please note that this team cannot process official responses to the TRO consultation. These must be submitted via the TRO web page or in writing to the TRO team, as outlined above.
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