Thornbury has voted to scrap the controversial changes to the High Street but the council will press ahead anyway. The town north of Bristol held a parish poll on Thursday, May 26, on scrapping changes brought in during the first lockdown and about to be made permanent.
South Gloucestershire Council wants to permanently ban most through traffic and remove parking bays on both sides of the road, to the opposition of many local residents and businesses. Delivery drivers and residents would still have access.
Results of the poll showed a huge majority in reverting back to the pre-pandemic layout with through traffic, as 72 per cent voted in favour of scrapping the changes and 28 per cent voted against. Despite the results, the council said it was “committed” to making the changes permanent.
