Businesses who need customers to visit them in person always do better if there is convenient and preferably free car parking nearby. Look at the impact that out of town shopping centres have had on high streets. Closer to home, rural business parks are popular with tenants because they usually have ample space for vehicles.   It's a very different story for businesses operating in Chew Magna. Our members there regularly raise the issue of parking, which becomes a bigger prob

Bath and North East Somerset Council is currently running a consultation about the Local Plan, which is all about options for development in the district over the coming years. The decisions about the number of houses and the availability of workspace will have a crucial bearing on the local economy of the Chew Valley, so we are encouraging members to make their opinions heard.   The target for the number of houses that Government wants to see has virtually doubled, so it wil

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Some members have been reporting an impact on their businesses, caused by the long-term road works which have closed Limeburn Hill and...