A controversial plan to create a bus gate on the edge of a residential estate has been scrapped, more than a decade after it was first approved. South Gloucestershire Council has agreed not to go ahead with the bus gate along Charlton Boulevard, which would have banned access for all traffic except buses.
The short bus lane was agreed in 2008 as part of planning consent for the Charlton Hayes housing estate near Patchway, to improve bus access. When the houses were built the stretch was opened to allow access for residents, but the council says "recent investment in public transport improvements mean public transport provision needs have been met".
Following a new public consultation, it says there remains "strong opposition" to the bus gate due to the "inconvenience" for residents, and it will no longer happen. The council's consultation page confirms: "In light of feedback, a decision has been made to allow Charlton Boulevard to remain open to all traffic.
