Backwell Parish Council are concerned about the significant increase in inconsiderate parking in our village. This week we have received numerous complaints from our residents particularly in the Church Lane area.
The issue appears to be being caused by people seeking alternative parking for the airport and we are not the only village to be suffering from this problem. This issue is likely to exist and will continue whilst the new multi storey car park is being constructed at Bristol Airport.
Backwell Parish Council have contacted Bristol Airport directly and have received the following information:
This year Bristol Airport has contributed £50,000 and a further £50,000 in 2025 to North Somerset Council towards a Planning and Parking Enforcement Officer. The money has been issued for North Somerset Council to acquire some dedicated resource to mitigate the impacts arising from unauthorised offsite parking or anti-social parking practices.
Any inconsiderate or illegal parking should be reported to North Somerset Council directly.
We do ask local residents to contact their local Parish Council and North Somerset Council via email, so the inconsiderate parking can be recorded. I will personally speak to the airport police team and notify them of the local residents’ concerns of the inconsiderate parking in the local area.
Backwell Parish Council have also reported the problem to North Somerset Council. We would encourage residents to report directly to the airport via email communitycarparking@
If a vehicle is causing an obstruction or parked dangerously, this should be reported to the Police via the ‘Report parking issues’ form on the Avon and Somerset Police website.