Lib Dems on BathNES Council have submitted a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore Sydney Gardens.
The council has allocated £500,000 as part of a proposed £5.4 million restoration project. The first stage will be a design study aimed at producing a development plan.
Public consultation will form an important part of this stage, and your local Councillors will ensure that residents have a chance to take part in the design process.
“This is a really exciting project,” said Cllr Nicholas Coombes, “I look forward to working with residents, the Holburne and others to get a great result.”
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the gardens, Network Rail have proposed several barrier designs to protect their track at the low balustrade. The favoured solution is to reduce the ground height on the park side of the balustrade so that there is a higher barrier between the public area and the railway lines.
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