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Parking enforcement policies

Policy

Parking enforcement policies

These policies set out how Bath & North East Somerset council will enforce parking restrictions across the region and what the legislation is that we act under. They also set out the circumstances under which the council will consider cancelling penalty charge notices. Last updated in July 2016.

  • Published date: 24 May 2022
  • Last updated: 24 May 2022

Documents

Last updated 24 May 2022

Balancing your needs - a parking strategy for B&NES

Strategy

Balancing your needs - a parking strategy for B&NES

The parking strategy sets out a long term plan for managing parking across Bath & North East Somerset. This is part of a package of transport improvements to help meet rising demand and reduce the impact of traffic on local people and the historic fabric of Bath as a World Heritage site. It was formally adopted on 7 February 2018.

  • Published date: 24 May 2022
  • Last updated: 24 May 2022

Details

The parking strategy sets out a long term plan for managing parking across Bath & North East Somerset. This is part of a package of transport improvements to help meet rising demand and reduce the impact of traffic on local people and the historic fabric of Bath as a World Heritage site.

The strategy is based on previous public consultation, and the views already expressed about parking from residents, local business, parish councils, interest groups and the general public.

Further public engagement was undertaken to consider peoples’ feedback about the content of the strategy ahead of its recommendation to the council for adoption. The strategy aims to balance the needs of local people and business, and a range of social, economic and environmental issues like congestion and air quality. The Parking Strategy was formally adopted by the council on 7 February 2018. We are now developing an Action Plan to support its implementation.

Documents

Last updated 24 May 2022

Parking permit allocation policy

Policy

Parking permit allocation policy

Policy governing the eligibility and allocation of parking permits in a controlled zone, and the service standards we will work to

  • Published date: 24 May 2022
  • Last updated: 24 May 2022

Details

This policy covers:

  • the eligibility of any property for a Parking Permit within a Controlled Zone.
  • how we will endeavour to treat people fairly, equally and with respect taking full account of their personal circumstances and those of its clients.
  • the conduct of our staff and the manner in which it carries out its duties, including the issue of permits to properties within a controlled zone
  • service standards that will be adopted by us when carrying out the issue or permits and their renewals which are in addition to the normal accepted process.

Documents

Last updated 24 May 2022

North-South Connectivity

Report

North-South Connectivity

The case for a new transport link between the M4 and the ports of Poole and Southampton was published in 2017.

  • Published date: 24 May 2022
  • Last updated: 24 May 2022

Details

Bath & North East Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset and Poole councils, together with local enterprise partnerships, and the West of England Combined Authority have published the South of England north-south connectivity prospectus that highlights the key outcomes from improved connectivity including an additional £20.5 billion generated to the economy and 1,400 new jobs each year. Background information is included in the north-south connectivity study.

Documents

Last updated 24 May 2022

Joint Local Transport Plan 4

Strategy

Joint Local Transport Plan 4

The draft Joint Local Transport Plan (JLTP4) sets out the vision for transport investment in the West of England and the policy framework within which the West of England authorities will work. The new JLTP builds on the two previous plans, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2026 and the Joint Transport Study, October 2017. It will cover the period from 2019 to 2036.

  • Published date: 24 May 2022
  • Last updated: 24 May 2022

Details

The JLTP4 has been prepared by the West of England Combined Authority and the four West of England local authorities – Bath & North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, and South Gloucestershire Council.

Documents

Last updated 24 May 2022

Developing a strategy for Keynsham

Strategy

Developing a strategy for Keynsham

The Keynsham transport strategy was adopted by the council in July 2016. The long term vision is to minimise the negative effects of traffic congestion in and around Keynsham and ensuring it retains its independence and its separate identity within an attractive rural setting by becoming a more sustainable, desirable and well-connected place in which to live and work.

  • Published date: 24 May 2022
  • Last updated: 24 May 2022

Documents

Last updated 24 May 2022

Journey to Net Zero final report

Report

Journey to Net Zero final report

The Journey to Net Zero plan outlines projects that will support us on our journey to carbon neutrality. In this plan we have considered at a high level the potential scale of carbon reduction that the future projects could deliver.

  • Published date: 23 May 2022
  • Last updated: 03 October 2023

Details

In March 2019, B&NES declared a Climate Emergency, which included a commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030. Transport currently accounts for 29% of carbon emissions in the B&NES area. The Journey to Net Zero plan provides a holistic approach for meeting the transport needs of those living, working and visiting Bath from 2020 onwards. The plan identifies how transport will respond to and support delivery of the targets set out in the Climate Emergency.

In April 2020, the Transport Delivery Action Plan Phase 1: Current and Future Report (Current and Future Report) was published by B&NES, setting out the current and future situation for transport into, out of and around Bath, and the need for significant and focused improvements. The report looks at the ways in which we currently travel, and provides the evidence base that underpins the consideration of future transport measures set out in this plan.

Combined, the Current and Futures Report and Journey to Net Zero transport plan identifies the challenges that Bath faces in terms of transport both now and in the future, and also the measures required to overcome these to support the realisation of the Councils’ core policy theme to tackle the climate and ecological emergency.

The documents below provide useful background information on the Journey to Net Zero plan.

How to access and study the documents

We have worked hard to make these documents as accessible as possible, but some issues may still remain. 

If you would like to request an alternative format or paper copy of any document, or part of a document, please email Transport_planning@bathnes.gov.uk or call Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41

Documents

Last updated 03 October 2023

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