Plans submitted for new £15m Bristol cycling hub

New images have been released of a proposed £15m regional cycling centre.

The Bristol Regional Cycling Hub will be built on Henacre Open Space, a former landfill site in Lawrence Weston.

The plans include a 1km competition track, an area for new cyclists to learn how to ride, a car park, a main building and new connections to nearby cycling routes.

Bristol City Council, which has submitted the planning application for the hub, said the new facility will replace the Bristol Family Cycling Centre at the Old Whitchurch Athletics Track, which opened in 2010.

In planning documents, the council says the new cycling centre will be funded by the government's City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, which is administered by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA).

A previous bid for money from the Levelling Up fund was rejected, the Local Democracy Reporting Service was told.

Consultants for the planning application said the competition-grade track was designed in collaboration with British Cycling for local competitions and regional championships, while the 250m training area for children and adults would be a traffic-free space for developing cycling skills and education.

If planning permission is granted, it is expected the new cycling hub will open in 2027.

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