Conservative-led Bath and North East Somerset Council faced a target of building more than 21, 000 homes by 2026 under the last government.

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Speaking earlier this year the Liberal Democrat-controlled Bath and North East Somerset (Banes) council said the weight limit was one of several measures being considered.

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Frank Tompson, chair of the group, has worked with cycling charity Sustrans - who built the route - and Bath and North East Somerset Council to create the path.

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