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ref: 22/P/1768/R3EIA

THE NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL (BANWELL BYPASS AND SOUTHERN LINK CLASSIFIED ROAD) (SIDE ROADS) ORDER 2022
THE NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL (BANWELL BYPASS AND SOUTHERN LINK) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2022
THE NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL (BANWELL BYPASS AND SOUTHERN LINK) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER (NO.2) 2023

A Public Inquiry has been called into the above Orders for the Banwell Bypass.

The Inquiry opened on Tuesday, 11th July 2023 at 10am.

https://www.banwellbypass.live/

Scheme Overview
The Scheme comprises the following distinct elements and further detail is provided in Appendix A:
(a) a bypass of the village of Banwell (the Banwell Bypass);
(b) a route connecting the A371 at Castle Hill and the A368 at East Street (the Southern Link); and
(c) mitigation and enhancement measures, which broadly consist of the following:
(i) environmental mitigation and enhancement measures in connection with the Banwell Bypass and the Southern Link, examples of which include
(but are not limited to) flood compensation areas, planting and habitat creation including for but not limited to bat mitigation, attenuation basins and replacement playing fields;
(ii) placemaking improvements within Banwell, comprising mitigation and enhancement measures to the public realm; and
(iii) traffic mitigation in connection with the Banwell Bypass and the Southern Link, including improvements to the wider local road network.