With Bath and North East Somerset Council meeting on February 24 to debate the 2026/27 budget, councillors in Peasedown St John have released details of funding requests made for their community.

Independents Cllrs Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote have been in discussions with council leaders since November to ensure Peasedown St John is not left out of any new spending plans.

They said in a statement: “The role of any local councillor is to always put their community first.

“On a regular basis, we meet with residents, visit them in their homes, and discuss issues that matter to them.

“After several months of surgeries and street surveys, we have put together a wish-list of items that residents have told us they would like to see included in the 2026/27 budget.”

The proposals, some of which were presented to the council’s leadership last November, include £60,000 to resurface Braysdown Lane (A367 by-pass to Braysdown allotments), and £50,000 each for Bath Road pavements resurfacing, a pedestrian crossing on Orchard Way, and to resurface Old Keel’s Hill.

Further proposals include £30,000 to resurface Whitebrook Lane (Peasedown Cricket Club to Camerton Cattery) and £15,000 for a new VAS speed reduction sign on Bath Road.

The councillors said: “All of our proposals are based on requests residents have put to us over the last year.

“The additional funding for pavement improvements and road resurfacing have been two of the most frequent requests in recent years.

“The council needs to be doing more to allocate funding for these issues in rural areas, not just in the city of Bath.

“Peasedown residents pay their council tax, too, and want to see the local authority distributing funds more fairly.”

The 2026/27 budget will be agreed at the B&NES Full Council on Tuesday, February 24, in The Guildhall, in Bath.