Following concerns raised regarding potential conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles around West Leigh Infant School, it have been confirmed that an alternative access arrangement has now been agreed. Taylor Wimpey has provided the below updated plan showing the revised access route for the temporary parking area. This revised arrangement will require the removal of a small number of trees to allow the access to be created. It has been confirmed that the trees requiring removal are not covered by the Group Tree Preservation Order (TPO), which protects the larger established trees on the site and that replacement planting will be required once the project is complete (with the exact location to be agreed) Ground protection will be installed both near the corner where the large poplar tree is located and at the field entrance to help protect these trees during the works. The temporary parking area will also be kept [...]

Please see below the information provided by Persimmon Homes regarding the planned demolition works at 23 Dark Lane, Backwell, which are due to commence on 17 August 2026. Dear Resident, We would like to inform you of the upcoming demolition of the property at 23 Dark Lane, Backwell. Demolition is scheduled to commence on Monday 17th August 2026 and will be carried out on our behalf by specialist contractor, Lawson Group. We appreciate that these works may cause some temporary inconvenience and would like to reassure residents that the demolition has been carefully planned to minimise disruption to our neighbours and to ensure safety at all times. To help reduce disruption, any works involving the use of the road or footpath will only take place between 09:00 and 15:00. Some activities may be undertaken outside these hours where they do not affect the road or footpath outside the site boundary. [...]