Welcome to the West of England Partnership website

The West of England Partnership brings together the four unitary authorities - Bath & North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council - and a range of social, economic and environmental partners. It co-ordinates high level planning to improve the quality of life of its residents and provide for a growing population.

The Partnership was formed to focus on things that are better planned at the West of England level (the sub-region), rather than at the level of the individual council areas. One example is major transport schemes, which have an impact on the sub-region as a whole and which may cross the council boundaries.

The West of England is a prosperous area with an excellent quality of life and a growing national and international profile. However, rapid growth means that the sub-region faces increasing pressure on its infrastructure (such as roads, parks, flood defences and services, eg electricity and telecommunications). In addition, there are too many neighbourhoods which do not share in this prosperity.

We must also adapt the way we live and plan to address the effects of climate change. The Partnership was formed in response to all these opportunities and challenges.

This website tells you more about the Partnership and helps you to keep up to date by downloading reports and papers of meetings and events.

West of England Joint Waste Core Strategy

The four unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and SouthGloucestershire Council submitted the West of England Joint Waste Core Strategy Development Plan Document to the Secretary of State on the 30th July 2010 for independent examination.

A pre-hearing meeting will take place place on 1st October 2010 at 2pm and the Examination hearings will commence on 16th November 2010 at 10am. For further details please click here.

For further details on the Joint Waste Core Strategy and links to all the documents submitted to the Secretary of State please click here.