Outrage over U-turn on roundabout

Community leaders in Pease- down St John have voiced their outrage after it was announced that plans to build a rounda- bout at the southern end of the village have been shelved.

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B&NES Council has pulled the plug on plans to create a roundabout at the junction between the A367 bypass and Bath Road.

Plans had initially going on display in 2024 showing that one would be built.

The council said that there was no longer such a need for a roundabout because of the effectiveness of safety measures that have been introduced.

Critics said that the government provided funding for the project to go ahead in 2022 as part of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement Fund - better known as the Levelling Up Fund.

A total of £16.5 million had been allocated to projects across the West of England, with a proportion being spent in Peasedown St John.

The decision to pull the plug on the Peasedown roundabout, after a 20 year wait, has come under fierce criticism from the village's Independent Councillors, Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote.