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Bath city centre security: Traffic Regulation Orders consultation

Project timeline

The timeline below shows the lifecycle of this project, including the current (active) stage and those already completed, as well as expected future stages and timings, if the scheme is approved and goes ahead to completion.

  1. Launch consultation

    Completed November 2020 to January 2021
  2. Consultation feedback and decision

    Completed July 2021
  3. This consultation

    Completed September to October 2021

    This consultation gives you an opportunity to state your support or objection to the Traffic Regulation Orders which would be necessary to implement and enforce the restricted access zone

  4. Report and final decision

    Completed December 2021

    We intend to bring the TROs into effect as soon as possible, under a temporary managed arrangement. We also intend to engage further with user groups on the access operation and management of the permanent arrangements, to ensure it is safe but simple to access.

  5. Public Inquiry announced

    Active February 2022

    A public inquiry into our Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) that closes York Street, Bath between 10am-6pm for the purpose of anti-terrorism, and between 6pm and 10pm for the purpose of preventing danger and avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the road or damage to the road, will begin at 10am on Tuesday 26 April 2022.

    Find out more about the Public Inquiry

  6. Public Inquiry

    On target April 2022

    The Public Inquiry will begin at 10am on Tuesday 26 April 2022. Find out more about the Public Inquiry.

  7. Scheme implementation

    On target Summer to Autumn 2022

    The TROs are now in effect. However, for operational reasons, work to install barriers won't start until summer 2022, and will then continue for several months

  8. Monitoring and amendment

    On target 2022 to 2023

    If we implement the scheme, we will monitor how the restrictions operate, and may make very small changes to them where necessary, during the first year after implementation