The campaign for a new M49 junction in South Gloucestershire has received a major boost. It comes after a high-level ‘City Deal’ was agreed ‘in principle’ between the government and the four West of England local authorities, which includes South Gloucestershire Council. The deal would see the West of England authorities allowed to retain 100 per cent of the growth
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Conservative councillors have welcomed the formal designation of three flagship ‘Enterprise Areas’ at Filton, Emersons Green and Severnside in South Gloucestershire. At the first meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee earlier this week, councillors voted to create Enterprise Areas to drive sustainable economic growth locally in line with the council’s future development vision set out in its ‘Core Strategy’.
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From the office of Jack Lopresti MP Jack Lopresti MP has asked the Secretary of State for Transport to remove the barriers to transport decisions being made locally. Jack asked the Secretary of State whether “whether he will review the previous administration’s Circular on Planning the Strategic Road Network so that infrastructure changes that are desperately needed can be decided
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Campaigners have suffered a setback in achieving their goal of a new M49 junction in Severnside. The Highways Agency (HA) has lodged its objection to the new motorway junction – a commitment set out in South Gloucestershire Council’s draft Core Strategy as a way of managing future development in the Severnside area. In its response to the council’s recent Core
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A new group is to be created to tackle the growing problem of traffic in the Severnside area. Campaigners are to approach major local employers about joining the group in an effort to bring together business, the council and members of the wider community. Efforts to set up the group are being led by the Council’s Deputy Leader Cllr Sheila
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