Lawrence Hill Step Free Access Scheme - Approval of Additional Funding Allocation and Reallocation of CRSTS Funding
August 6, 2026 Executive Director of Transport (Officer) Key decision Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
The Director of Place approved awarding £52,090 to Ove Arup & Partners Limited for an Interim Planning Director and Programme Support Officer for the Small Sites Aggregator Programme on 17/07/2026.
The West of England Combined Authority Committee supported the Mayor's intention to consent to the expansion of the Combined Authority to include North Somerset Council on 05/06/2026. They also delegated authority to the Director of Law and Governance to approve the wording of the final draft order for the expansion.
The West of England Combined Authority Committee approved the non-statutory designation of the West Innovation Arc as a Mayoral Development Zone and endorsed the establishment of an interim delivery team on 05/06/2026. Authority was delegated to the MCA's Director of Place to recruit an interim chair of the MDZ.
The Executive Director of Transport approved the Full Business Case for Sections 4-6 of the Bath to Bristol Strategic Corridor project on 11/07/2026. This included approving the drawdown of £19,719,557 from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement capital funding.
The Executive Director of Transport approved an additional £70,000 award of Zero Emission Transport City funding to Bristol City Council and the repurposing of £450,000 of this funding on 08/07/2026.
The Executive Director of Transport approved the submission of a change request to Active Travel England to extend the programme delivery milestone for the Consolidated Active Travel Fund (ATF6) Behaviour Change programme to July 2027 on 09/07/2026.
The Director of Delivery & Operations approved grant awards of up to £91,800 to Bath & North East Somerset Council and up to £176,400 to South Gloucestershire Council for the Youth Guarantee Data Project on 10/07/2026. Authority was delegated to finalise and enter into grant agreements.
Full council record
Decision
That The Executive Director of Transport
1) Approves the revised programme baseline for the Lawrence Hill Step Free Access Scheme, with completion now planned for September 2027.
2) Approves the additional project funding of £1,019,950 to enable completion of the remaining detailed design and construction works.
3) Approves the reallocation of £1,019,950 City Regions Sustainable Transport Settlement capital Funding from the Bristol to Bath Strategic Corridor (BBSC) Bristol Phase 2 project to the Lawrence Hill Step Free Access Scheme within the MCA's CRSTS programme as profiled below
BBSC BCC Phase 2 Funding Profile:
Funding Stream
Pre 26/27
26/27
27/28
28/29
Total
BBSC - BCC P2 (Current)
£830,450
£1,443,488
£1,387,150
£338,912
£4,000,000
BBSC - BCC P2 (Proposed)
£830,450
£1,351,727
£797,873
£2,980,050
Lawrence Hill Step Free Access Funding Profile:
Funding Stream
Pre 26/27
26/27
27/28
28/29
Total
IF Revenue
£41,000
£41,000
TCF
£136,322
£136,322
CRSTS
£3,038,555
£3,557,829
£6,596,384
£6,773,706
Funding Stream
Pre 26/27
26/27
27/28
28/29
Total
IF Revenue
£41,000
£41,000
TCF
£136,322
£136,322
CRSTS
£2,376,219
£4,462,827
£752,288
£25,000
£7,616,334
£7,793,656
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 6 Aug 2026 |