B&NES Council has confirmed that plans for the East of Park and Ride will be debated at a Full Council meeting on 12th November, and not at a Cabinet meeting on 4th November.
Councillor Tim Warren (Conservative, Mendip) Leader of the Council said: “We’ve received a large number of views from residents about the proposals for a Park and Ride to the East of Bath and we have decided that an issue of this importance should be debated at full Council so that all councillors can come to a view on the best way forward.”
A report with feedback from the consultation will be made publicly available in advance of the Council meeting.
The Council will be notifying anyone who has registered to speak at the cabinet meeting of these changes.
Councillor Dine Romero, Leader of the Lib Dem Group on B&NES Council, commented: “Last week I wrote an open letter to Councillor Tim Warren, the Conservative Leader of the Council, calling for party politics to be put aside and for all of us to work together.
“In his reply Cllr Warren seemed to accept my offer.”
“However, it is not clear from this latest statement whether the debate on 12th November will be a step towards this and be a debate on the issue generally, or will Council be expected to vote on a site.”
“As the Conservatives hold an outright majority on the Council I hope they are not seeking to disassociate themselves from a difficult decision by bringing this issue to full Council.”
“I hope instead that Cllr Warren will take this opportunity to suspend the current, deeply flawed process and agree to a meeting between the main parties and the three parish Councils around the Bathampton valley to plan the next steps.”
“Bath’s traffic problems are serious and so we need to work together to find solutions that are acceptable to all concerned.
“That particularly includes the people who live to the East of Bath because they are the ones that will have to live with the consequences of these decisions.”
