Charlton Hayes

Coordinates: 51°31′35″N 2°34′51″W / 51.526368°N 2.580757°W / 51.526368; -2.580757
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Charlton Hayes
Shire county
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS34
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
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UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°31′35″N 2°34′51″W / 51.526368°N 2.580757°W / 51.526368; -2.580757

Charlton Hayes is a

Filton Airfield runway extension.[1]

Development

Charlton Hayes includes 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes, three car dealerships, a nursery, a primary school, care homes, and a new by-pass 'Hayes Way'. Hayes Way links

Bovis Homes
who made a contribution to the Hayes Way construction.

Construction

Highwood Road controversially closed in October 2012 for a trial period. LED Road signs and threats of police enforcement to remove unauthorised traffic began in 2013. The Royal Mail used the roads from Hayes Way to relieve traffic on the Patchway Flyover. The old Benson Brothers Sites is now home to a police station for Avon and Somerset Police. The Vauxhall Dealer at the flyover bought a row of old houses and converted the area into a car park. On 1 April 2023 Charlton Hayes became a civil parish, having been part of Patchway.[2]

Businesses

A

housing associations are building houses. The airfield closure and new development will provide new routes for public transport linking the old road to Henbury and Southmead
.

Unitary Councillors

Charlton Hayes is part of the Charlton and Cribbs ward of

Conservative Councillors:[3]

  1. Sanjay Shambhu
  2. Brian Hopkinson
  3. Jo Buddharaju

Town Councillors

Charlton Hayes is currently part of the Callicroft ward of Patchway Town Council. The Callicroft ward is represented by the following Councillors as of Jul 25, 2021:[4]

  1. Roger Loveridge, Independent
  2. Toni Scott, Labour
  3. Sanjay Shambhu,
    Conservative
  4. Brian Hopkinson,
    Conservative
  5. Jo Buddharaju,
    Conservative
  6. Ken Dando,
    Conservative
  7. Patrick Cottrell, Labour
  8. Sam Scott, Labour
  9. Dayley Lawrence , Labour


Roads

The main Hayes Way Dual Carriageway is interspersed by three roundabouts, named after the aeroplanes Concorde, Brabazon, Blenheim. The Highwood Road junction now goes into Wood Street, where many residents live. The Concorde Roundabout loops back to the A38 road back towards the M5 motorway.

References

  1. ^ a b "Charlton Hayes". Patchway Journal.
  2. ^ "The South Gloucestershire (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2023" (PDF). South Gloucestershire Council. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Your Councillors". 14 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Our Councillors | Patchway Town Council".