Banwell bypass With the growth of Weston-super-Mare and the development sites at Locking, the volume of traffic will increase. With the interest shown by Mr Mead to develop a bypass, I feel the council and/or highways agency need to take it more seriously. I anticipate gridlock very soon.

2) Capitalising on the major arterial route - M5 Motorway North Somersetis blessed (though some say blighted) by having a major arterial route running roughly central through the district. The economic opportunities this brings are not clearly highlighted in the Sites and Policies Plan. Not only does the M5 allow local business and commerce to easily connect to the national motorway network,North Somersetis also located on a major holiday route. It has already been identified that trends in v