Twerton and Whiteway Ward Councillor weekly updates - w/e 28.02.026

Here is this weeks update on what your Councillors Tim Ball and Sarah Moore have actioned in the area.

North Way - We have reported the large pothole that has appeared and also requested the blocked drains to be cleared.

Newton Road - We arranged for the vandalised bin near to the entrance of Pennyquick Park to be replaced.

Haycombe Drive - We have asked the cleansing team to carry out a deep clean around the drive including all ramps and steps to clear all leaves and tree debris as well as mud and rubbish.

Shaws Way - We have asked Curo to plant a couple of trees near number 12 to help prevent vehicles from driving along this footpath.

Whiteway Green - We had a good meeting with Curo this week to discuss disabled play equipment and again asked for secure fencing to be put around the play equipment.

Walwyn Close - the HMO planning application for number 6 has been formally withdrawn.

This week Councillors Tim Ball and Sarah Moore attended the full council meeting where the budget for 2026-2027 was formally agreed.

We have handled over 40 pieces of personal case work.

Please do get in touch if you have any issues you would like to raise with us.

BANES Grass Cutting Maintenance Schedule

We are often asked when grass is going to be cut. In Twerton and Whiteway we have a number of areas that are shared responsibility between the Council and Curo. Below is the list of when different areas that the Council are responsible for are scheduled to be cut:

Grass cutting timetable

Type of area	Typical mowing frequency
Parks, playing fields, green spaces and allotments	Every 2 weeks to 6 weeks from April to October
Parks, playing fields, green spaces and allotments (with reduced cutting frequency)	1 or 2 cuts per year between August and October
Golf courses	Every week from April to October
Roadside verges	Every 4 to 6 weeks from April to October
Roadside verges (with reduced cutting frequency)	1 or 2 cuts per year between August and October
Wildflower meadows	1 cut per year between August and October

If you want to check a specific location you can see this on the map on the BANES Website that can be found here.

Budget 2026 - 2027 update

The full Council met on Tuesday 24th February 2026 to sign off the proposed budget for 2026 - 2027 that was already approved by the Cabinet earlier in February.

This year's budget was agreed with a large majority, meaning projects Councillors Sarah Moore and Tim Ball had requested for our area will now go ahead.

The budget includes a money to cover the following resurfacing projects in our area -

• 1st phase of resurfacing of Haycombe Drive at a cost of £325,000, the 2nd phase is proposed for the 2027 - 2028 budget.

• Resurfacing of Highland Road at a cost of £45,000, this is scheduled to be completed in March 2026, but the funds have been made available in advance from next year's budget.

There is £750,000 in this year's budget to cover the expansion of Haycombe Cemetery, together with £1,102,000 for the Haycombe Cremater. There is also a further £78,500 for bath stone repairs as well as repairs to steps at the Cemetery.

There is £62,000 for the replacement of street lighting in Rosewarn Close.

Replacement of fire doors in both Carrswood and Cleeve Court.

There are also no changes to waste collection frequencies, these will remain fortnightly, there are no cuts to library services, no reduction in recycling centre hours, no reduction in road maintenance and no reduction in our parks and leisure facilities.

Just outside of our area, but will have an impact on residents, there are funds in the budget for the demolition of the old Culverhay School buildings, which are not fit for purpose any more and will make way for the building of 2 new schools on the site.

The Council Tax set this year will mean Bath and North East Somerset Council has the 4th lowest rate of Council Tax of all Unitary authorities (62) in England. The Council is also currently the 2nd lowest rate of the authorities in the South West (12), this is due to North Somerset raising their council tax by 8.99%.

Scheduled Road Works in our Area - February - April 2026

Below are details of all planned roadworks that affect our immediate area, some may be just outside the ward but could impact your daily travel. These are shown in date order.

Highland Road - 17.12.2025 - 10.03.2026 - Scaffolding outside 37 Highland Road, no carriageway incursion

The Hollow - 02.02.2026 - 13.03.2026 - National Grid - utility asset works, 4 ways traffic lights in place

Innox Road - 02.02.2026 - 13.03.2026 - National Grid - utility asset works, 4 ways traffic lights in place

Newton Road - 20.02.2026 - 23.02.2026 - BANES, emergency cable repair to column 1 near footpath to Day Crescent, Footpath Closure

Day Crescent - 20.02.2026 - 23.02.2026 - BANES, emergency cable repair to sign 1 to 3-4-5, Footbath Closure

Bristol Road A4 Dual Carriageway - 23.02.2026 - 27.02.2026 - BANES - carriageway repair, 1 lane closure

Innox Road - 24.02.2026 - 26.02.2026 - Wessex Water - utility repair, Footway closure outside number 14

Wedgwood Road - 24.02.2026 - 26.02.2026 - Wessex Water - customer domestic leak, near 45, some carriageway incursion

Highland Road - 25.02.2026 - BANES - Coring work - stop/go boards

Cleeve Green - 27.02.2026 - 26.03.2026 - Skip on road at rear of 63 Newton Road

Haycombe Drive - 02.03.2026 - 04.03.2026 - Openreach - lay ducting and clear blockage near 225, Footpath closure

Newton Road - 02.03.2026 - 04.03.2026 - Openreach - clear blockage, opposite 76, Footpath closure

Cameley Green - 02.03.2026 - 04.03.2026 - Openreach - clear blockage, opposite number 46, Footpath closure

Cleeve Green - 02.03.2026 - 04.03.2026 - Openreach - lay ducting and clear blockage near number 75, footpath closure

Lower Bristol Road - 02.03.2026 - 06.03.2026 - BANES - Tree felling on roadside, traffic lights in place, midway between Twerton Fork and Connection Hill

Kelston View - 06.03.2026 - Three - utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, approx 25mtrs from junction with The Hollow

The Hollow - 16.03.2026 - 17.03.2026 - Truespeed - utility asset works, Footpath closed, some carriageway incursion

Highland Road - 16.03.2026 - BANES - Full road closure, carriageway resurfacing

The Hollow - 16.03.2026 - 18.03.2026 - BANES - Feeder Pillar replacement, near junction with Kelston View, Footpath closed, some carriageway incursion

Shophouse Road - 16.03.2026 - 20.03.2026 - BANES - Installation of Zebra Crossing, full road closure

Shophouse Road - 23.03.2026 - 02.04.2026 - BANES - Installation of traffic calming scheme, traffic lights in place

The Hollow - 14.04.2026 - 21.04.2026 - National Grid - utility repair and maintenance work, multi way traffic lights

High Street - 20.04.2026 - 23.04.2026 - National Rail - Railway works, full road closure, this is by the railway arch leading into the High Street by McDonalds only, so a diversion will be in place at this location

Where roads are closed, we will provide full details of impacts on bus services (if applicable) closer to the date of the works. 

Some work is added to this list at short notice and we will endeavour to let residents know as soon as we have been made aware.

Twerton and Whiteway Planning Applications - w/c 23.02.2026

This week we have 2 new planning applications for Twerton and Whiteway, please see the details below and if you want to comment, please follow the relevant link.

Ward: Twerton                                                                          App Ref: 26/00439/FUL 

Parish: N/A 

Registered: 16th February 2026                                             Expiry Date: 13th April 2026 Location: 157 High Street Twerton Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 1BY 

Grid Ref: (E)372900 - (N)164627                                            LB Grade: N/A 

Proposal: Change of use 3-bed dwelling to 5-bed House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Clas C4)

Officer: Paige Moseley 

Applicant: 18-25 Properties                                                     Agent: No Agent 

C/o Mr Samuel Taylor 

57 Walwyn Close 

Twerton 

Bath 

Bath 

BA21SZ 

United Kingdom 

To view the case click on the link here.  

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Ward: Twerton                                                                      App Ref: 26/00529/FUL 

Parish: N/A 

Registered: 11th February 2026                                          Expiry Date: 8th April 2026 Location: 26 Cameley Green Twerton Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 1SA 

Grid Ref: (E)371893 - (N)164625                                         LB Grade: N/A 

Proposal: Change of use from a (C3) 3 bed residential dwelling to a (C4) 4 bed house of multiple  occupation 

Officer: Ed Allsop 

Applicant: Aurelius Properties Ltd                                         Agent: No Agent 

6 Westfield Close 

Bath 

Somerset 

BA2 2EA 

United Kingdom 

To view the case click on the link here. 

Freeview Road

We have again asked Curo to take a look at the condition of the grassed area where vehicles are parking as the mud is being dragged across the footpath which means residents are having to walk through it to get to their homes.

A number of residents pay a service charge to Curo to maintenance of communal areas, however, this grass is not being looked after at all.

We have also highlighted the need to resurface this road as the condition is deteriorating.

We are also aware of bad road side verges on a number of other roads, where vehicles have either driven or parked on them and are looking at what options are available to resolve this with the Council.

Twerton and Whiteway Ward Councillor weekly updates w/e 21.02.2026

Here is this weeks update on what your Councillors Tim Ball and Sarah Moore have actioned in the area.

Windrush Close -  The lamppost near the garages has finally been repaired by Curo.

Freeview Road - We have received confirmation that the repair to the surface at the base of the lamppost near Hanna Close has been sent to the contractor, this will hopefully resolved the water that flows down the lane every time it rains.

Tanners walk - We have requested double yellow lines are put in the turning area to help prevent this area from being blocked.

North Way - We have requested some of the double yellow lines are extended to prevent vehicles blocking this road and causing issues with the buses.

Haycombe Drive - We have reported the flytipping of household waste.

Councillor Sarah Moore spoke at Planning Committee against another HMO in our area, the application has been deferred for data check before a final decision can be made.

We have handled over 30 pieces of personal case work.

Please do get in touch if you have any issues you would like to raise with us.