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Bath & North East Somerset - Prohibition Of Parking And Parking Places Order

BA2Published 06/08/26
Bath Chronicle • 

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BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984/ THE HIGHWAYS ACT 1980
(26-021) CHURCH STREET, WIDCOMBE HILL, WIDCOMBE, BATH 2026
(ZEBRA PEDESTRIAN CROSSING/RAISED TABLE SPEED HUMP)
(PROHIBITION OF PARKING AND PARKING PLACES)

NOTICE is given that Bath and North East Somerset Council has exercised its powers conferred by section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, by the installation of a Zebra Crossing in the road as specified in the Schedule 1 to this Notice.

NOTICE is given that Bath and North East Somerset Council has exercised its powers conferred by section 90A of The Highways Act 1980, for the installation of road humps in the road as specified in Schedule 2 of this Notice.

NOTICE is given that the Bath and North East Somerset Council has made an order under provisions contained in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will introduce the following variations to restrictions on Church Street, Widcombe, Bath:-

1. Introduce No Parking At Any Time in lengths of Church Street, Widcombe, Bath.

2. Reduction of existing Resident Parking Bay on Church Street, Widcombe, Bath.

The order will come into operation on 5th November 2026. Full details of the proposal together with a map and a Statement of the Council’s Reasons for making the order may 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. The proposal may also be viewed on the Council’s website by searching for 26-021 on the web page: www.bathnes.gov.uk/permanent-traffic-order-notices 

Any person who desires to question the validity of, or any provision contained in the order on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or on the grounds that any of the relevant requirements of that Act has not been complied with in relation to the order, may within six weeks after the date on which the order was made, apply to the High Court for this purpose.

Dated: 6th August 2026

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 

SCHEDULE 1

Road Location
Widcombe Hill,
Widcombe, Bath
Widcombe Hill, just west of its junction with
Church Street.
SCHEDULE 2
Road Location
Church Street,
Widcombe, Bath
At the junction with Widcombe Hill.

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