Date published: 2026-05-21 | Category: Bath, Community Funding, Delivering for local residents, Giving people a bigger say
A new football cage at Royal Victoria Park, a sensory garden at Oldfield School and pedestrian safety improvements in Lambridge are among the community projects that will benefit from £270,260 in new funding.
Following a consultation asking residents to help decide where the money should go, Bath & North East Somerset Council has allocated the funding from round 18 of the Bath Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to eight new projects.
The projects are:
- Football cage at Royal Victoria Park - £45,000 for an informal, multi-use cage installation by Bath City Youth Football Club
- Jewish Burial Ground in Bath - £17,740 to restore the final section of the boundary wall
- Lambridge pedestrian safety improvements - £95,000 two junctions at Worcester Buildings/Avondale Buildings/Charlton Lane
- Moorland Road Community Library - £13,500 for updating the inside of the library
- Newbridge Park - £7,000 for a new accessible entrance and pathways
- Riverside Youth Hub renovation - £51,520 for indoor and outdoor improvements
- Sensory garden for Special Educational Needs students - £21,000 to provide a space to relax and socialise at Oldfield Secondary School
- WaterMyPlot project - £19,500 for year two of a project to improve the capacity and quality of Bath allotments
Residents were encouraged to share their thoughts on 16 qualifying applications in a three-week consultation which received 1,500 responses.
Councillor Kevin Guy, Leader of Bath & North East Somerset Council, approved the funding allocations. He said: “I’m very pleased we’ve been able to allocate investment to such a wide range of projects that will improve people’s lives in the city. From protecting heritage sites and supporting young people to enhancing green spaces and creating inclusive facilities, these projects will help build stronger and more connected communities.
“Votes from residents are important to help us decide priority projects for this round. Thank you to everyone who got involved in the consultation.”
CIL is a planning charge payable on new building developments to be spent on projects that benefit the community. Because Bath has no parish or town councils as the North East Somerset area does, the council allocates the funds. £3.02m has been received in Bath with £2.82m allocated to communities so far.
Outside of Bath, parish and town councils directly receive and distribute 15% of the levy unless they have a Neighbourhood Plan in place, in which case they receive 25% of the levy. More than £2.17m in CIL payments have been made outside of Bath since 2015.
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