Speed limits could be lowered in some areas under a new proposal
Ladden Garden Village at North Yate(Image: BristolLive)
A new cycle path stretching from Yate station to the huge new Ladden Garden Village housing estate could be built. Some of the most notable changes if the project goes ahead will be the construction of a new segregated cycle way on Greenways Road, and the lowering of the speed limit to 20mph on Longs Drive and adjoining residential roads.
Under the plans by South Gloucestershire Council, which have been put out for a public consultation, a ‘walking, cycling and wheeling route’ would be built to run from Broad Lane/Randolph Avenue to Station Road, using Greenways Road, Cranleigh Court Road, Celestine Road and Longs Drive.
“South Gloucestershire Council is asking for your views on early proposals for a new walking, cycling and wheeling route between Ladden Garden Village and Yate railway station,” the council posted on its StreetCare Facebook page.
“The aim is to make it safer and easier for people of all ages to walk, wheel or cycle from North Yate to the station.”
Funding for the project would be derived from the government’s Active Travel Fund, administered by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. WECA received just under £3.5m from the government in the 2025/26 financial year in order to help “with developing and constructing walking, wheeling and cycling facilities… as well as supporting behaviour change activities and capability building measures,” according to the Active Travel England website.
SGC says it is looking for community feedback before going to WECA for money towards the project. If the project is approved, it will not the amount of money available for council services.
“We’re still at an early stage so your feedback can help shape the designs before we seek funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority,” the council’s post continued. “We’d really appreciate your thoughts.”
Ladden Garden Village is set to grow even further in the coming months with the construction of hundreds of new homes, which are slated to be ready by the spring. When it is finished, the development could number nearly 2500 properties.
The sprawling estate is primarily responsible for the decision to spend £13 million building a new primary school to serve Yate due to
The school would be built in north Yate to educate the children of families living in and around Ladden Garden Village and could open in three years.
The primary school is expected to open in 2028 or 2029, with construction due to begin in early 2027.