Bristol Regional Cycling Hub Engagement Survey
Have your say on plans for a regional cycling facility in northwest Bristol.
We are working on plans for Bristol Regional Cycling Hub in Lawrence Weston and Shirehampton on Merrimans and Henacre Open Space, next to the BMX track in northwest Bristol.
The new site would be aimed at people of all ages and cycling abilities from across the West of England.
It would provide a community asset, jobs, and volunteering opportunities to the area, meeting objectives within the Lawrence Weston Community Plan.
We are seeking feedback from people who live near to the proposed site before we submit a planning application in spring 2025.
Artist impressions of the Bristol Regional Cycling Hub plans are available to view from the right hand side of this page.
The Bristol Regional Cycling Hub would feature:
- A 1km long, 6m wide closed loop cycling track allowing ever
- A Bikeability training area with a rubberised track where everyone can learn to cycle.
- A fun cycling play area for practising skills.
- A two-storey building with offices, public toilets, training rooms that are available to hire, cycle mechanics’ workshops and storage.
- A gated car park with EV charging points that would be locked when the facility is closed to prevent anti-social behaviour.
- A new public footpath around the edge of the site.
- A slight diversion of the public right of way and upgrade to the existing National Cycle Network (NCN41) route towards the bottom of the site.
- Security fencing and CCTV.
- Lighting so the facility could be used all year round from 8am to 9pm.
It would offer:
- A traffic free area dedicated to cycling
- Bikeability programmes for schools and families to learn and improve their cycling skills
- Inclusive cycling sessions for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and adults with disabilities
- Regional and national youth series cycling competitions
- Cycling for sport and health
- Community programmes
- Targeted active travel and health programmes
- Employment, training and local inclusion
- Road safety training for bikes, cargo bikes and scooters
- Cycle maintenance sessions
By offering leisure activities alongside a programme of sporting activities and cycling training, the flagship Bristol Regional Cycling Hub would help boost levels of cycling and physical activity in the immediate area, across Bristol and the region.
A major strategic project
Cycling is a key part of our sustainable transport, urban development, public health and socio-economic goals.
By providing cycle training to all, the Bristol Regional Cycling Hub would support our current and future cycling infrastructure projects by enabling people to learn the skills to cycle safely on our roads and cycle paths.
Funding
The cost of putting the business case together for the facility will be met by the UK Government through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement administered by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
The council is awaiting a decision on the allocation of £15 million from the same fund to build the facility.
Wildlife surveys
As part of the planning application process, we are working on the surveys and assessments, including surveying wildlife, trees and soils.
We will use this information to put together a landscaping and ecology strategy to make sure the site is developed in a sensitive way.
This will include a commitment to replace any trees that need to be removed. We are also looking carefully at ground conditions and drainage.
Have your say
Have your say on our plans to move Bristol’s cycling facility to Lawrence Weston and Shirehampton by filling in an engagement survey.
The deadline to have your say is by midnight on 31 January 2025.
An EASY READ version of this survey is available here.
If you need this survey in an alternative format, please contact the Transport Engagement team on:
Email: transport.engagement@bristol.gov.uk
Phone: 07990 41 147 546
Address: Bristol City Council, PO Box 3399, BS1 9NE
Drop in events
To find out more about the proposals and speak to the team please drop in to one of our Bristol Regional Cycling Hub events:
- Ambition House from 2.30pm to 7pm on Tuesday 10 December
- Shirehampton Public Hall, 32 Station Road, Shirehampton (during the Shirehampton Community Action Forum meeting at the 3pm to 5pm on Monday 16 December
- Nova Primary School, Barracks Lane from 3pm to 7pm on Tuesday 21 January
