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You can have your say on this trial on the Lower Lansdown ETRO Trial consultation page. We recommend that you experience it for several weeks before submitting your feedback.
The consultation runs until 30 April 2025.
The Winifred’s Lane through-traffic restriction trial is being installed under an experimental traffic regulation order (ETRO) for a minimum of six months from Wednesday 6 November 2024.
Important installation notice
Please note the following restrictions during installation of the Winifred’s Lane trial on Wednesday 6 November 2024:
- We will install two sets of bollards on Winifred’s Lane to prevent motorists from using the lane as a shortcut, as described in the trial details below.
- Access to properties at the south of Winifred’s Lane and vehicle exit onto Winifred’s Lane from Somerset Lane may be limited during works. Advisors will be on hand to assist with access.
- In addition, work on the Sion Hill (East) junction with Cavendish Road means that this junction will be closed to traffic in all directions on Wednesday 6 November. Motorists should follow the signed diversions on the day. The Sion Hill (East) junction will re-open on Thursday 7 November, but a no-right-turn from Cavendish Road will remain in place for the duration of the trial.
Please call 01225 395025 or email LNs@bathnes.gov.uk if you require support for vehicle access to a home or business during the works.
This is one of three linked restrictions in the Lower Lansdown ETRO trial, which is part our Liveable Neighbourhood programme. Its aim is to prevent motorists from using residential streets in the area as a short cut to and from the A46/M4.
During the trial, we will monitor its impacts and seek residents’ views in a six-month public consultation.
Overview of Winifred’s Lane trial
We will install two sets of bollards on Winifred’s Lane to prevent motorists from using the lane as a short cut. Pedestrians, cyclists and people with mobility aids will still be able to pass through. Additionally, we are introducing a no-right-turn into Sion Hill (East) from the northern end of Cavendish Road which does not apply to cyclists.
The section of Winifred’s Lane north of the restrictions will remain one way (northbound). Vehicle access to properties in Somerset Lane is via Lansdown Crescent and the option to exit Somerset Lane into Winifred's Lane (northbound) is retained. Emergency and service vehicles will be able to remove the bollards to gain access.
You can view more details using the map and annotations below.
Trial details
The following annotations correspond to the numbered map above:
- The first set of bollards will be placed just north of Holywell House (with access to and from properties here maintained from the southern end of Winifred’s Lane).
- The second set of bollards will be placed just south of the junction with Somerset Lane, allowing vehicle access to the northern section of Winifred's Lane from Somerset Lane (one way Northbound).
- A ‘no through route for motorists except for access’ sign will be placed at the southern entrance of Winifred’s Lane.
- A ‘no right turn except cycles’ sign will be placed at the northern end of Cavendish Road to prevent all northbound traffic from turning right into Sion Hill (East)
- A ‘new road layout ahead’ sign on Cavendish Road will be placed at its junction with Cavendish Crescent to alert motorists of the changes to the road layout.
Additional signage
Before the trial, and for two weeks, we will place temporary variable message signs at the corner of Weston Road and Cavendish Road for motorists approaching from the west, south and east. These will inform motorists of the no-through-route to Lansdown using Cavendish Road/Winifred’s Lane.
We will also place two additional signs for the duration of the trial at both ends of Marlborough Buildings, alerting drivers to the no-through-route to Lansdown via Winifred’s Lane.
Find out more
For more detail on the trials, you can:
- Read an overview of the Lower Lansdown ETRO trial and have your say on all three linked trials
- Read more about the linked Gay Street trial
- Read more about the linked Catherine Street trial
You can contact us and talk to an advisor or request this information in an alternative format by emailing us at LNs@bathnes.gov.uk, or calling 01225 394025 and requesting a call back from a team member.