BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL
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(VARIOUS ROADS, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET)
(PROHIBITION OF STOPPING, WAITING, LOADING AND
PARKING PLACES) (VARIATION NO.4) ORDER 202-
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Bath and North East Somerset Council proposes to make an order under provisions contained in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will introduce the following variations to restrictions in Bath and North East Somerset:-
In line with savings agreed by Full Council in February 2025 as part of the budget setting process for 2025/26, the Council is proposing a review of on street parking permit charges, including:
• An increase in the baseline charge for on-street parking permits from £100 to £120 for an annual permit (20%), with corresponding increases across bands where permit charges are emission based.
• Where an on-street permit charge does not align to the £100 baseline charge its charge will be increased by an equivalent 20%.
• Removal of the 50% discount for EV vehicles.
• The council proposes to introduce an annual review of permit charges, linked to inflation, into the Fees and Charges process as part of the council’s annual budget setting, agreed by Full Council, from April 2026.
Full details of the proposals, together with a Statement of the Council’s Reasons for proposing to make the order, may be requested, free of charge, by contacting by email council_connect@bathnes.gov.uk. The proposal may also be viewed on the Council’s website by typing in 25-051 in the search box on the home page: www.bathnes.gov.uk/permanent-traffic-ordernotices Full details may also be inspected at the One Stop Shops at Manvers Street, Bath, The Hollies, High Street, Midsomer Norton and at the Civic Centre, Market Walk, Keynsham during normal office hours.
Objections and representations with respect to the proposal, together with the grounds on which they are made must be sent by 6th November 2025, by email to parking_consultation@bathnes.gov.uk or in writing to the address below. Please quote the title of the scheme; (Various Roads, Bath and North East Somerset) (Prohibition of Stopping, Waiting, Loading and Parking Places) (Variation No.4) Order 202- and the reference
25-051. For any queries concerning this proposal please telephone 01225 477133. Please note that all representations received may be considered in public by the Council and that the substance of any representation, together with the name and address of the person making it, could become available for public inspection.
Dated: 16th October 2025
Chris Major, Director of Place Management,
Bath & North East Somerset Council, Traffic Management
Team, Lewis House, Manvers Street, Bath BA1 1JG
www.bathnes.gov.uk
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