Greyfriars Road, Shrewsbury – Experimental Prohibition of Motor Vehicles
- Period: 22 April 2022 - 01 November 2022
- Status: Closed
- Audiences: Everyone
- Topics: Traffic management
- Type: Public
| Title of scheme |
Greyfriars Road, Shrewsbury – Experimental Prohibition of Motor Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Description |
A closure was introduced on Greyfriars Road, Shrewsbury using a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) during the COVID 19 pandemic to assist with the need for social distancing of school children during pick up and drop off times. The school and parents have indicated that safety has been improved and they would like Shropshire Council to consider a permanent TRO. Due to the nature of the temporary regulation order, and the reason that the scheme was initially implemented, no data has been gathered with regards to traffic displacement and the impact on the surrounding streets, local businesses and residents. It is now proposed to introduce an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order to allow the following:
This experimental order will allow official data collection and a period of consultation. |
| Locations |
Greyfriars Road, Shrewsbury |
| Consultation begins |
22 April 2022 |
| Consultation ends |
1 November 2022 |
THE SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL (GREYFRIARS ROAD, SHREWSBURY) (EXPERIMENTAL PROHIBITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES) ORDER 2022
On 20 April 2022 Shropshire Council made an experimental order to place the following restrictions on Greyfriars Road in Shrewsbury (between its junctions with Longden Coleham and Salters Lane):
Prohibition of Motor Vehicles – 08:20 to 09:00 and 14:50 to 15:30 on each school day
Pedal cycles, residents requiring access to their premises, and emergency vehicles being used in an emergency, will be exempt from these restrictions.
This Order comes into effect on 1 May 2022 and will operate for a period of up to eighteen months. The Council will consider in due course whether its provisions should continue in force indefinitely.
22 April 2022
Data protection
Please note that representations received may be reproduced, stored, copied and published online in connection with the processing of the (proposed) order and/or any inquiry. Information will not be used for additional purposes without consent. Representations without a name and address will be treated as anonymous, which may affect their weight in the decision making process. Any details published on-line will exclude individuals email addresses and phone numbers).
Documents
Experimental order made permanent on 2 November 2023.
A set of deposit documents can be viewed at Shrewsbury Library, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury. Alternatively, you may request copies by:
- emailing: traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk
- writing to: Traffic Engineering Team, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND
- or by calling 0345 678 9006.
If you wish to raise an objection, express support, or make any other comments about these proposals, please send us an e-mail or letter by 1 November 2022 (contact details as above). You may also ring 0345 678 9006 for more information.
Please note that, for legal reasons, objections must be made in writing or by e-mail, and should state the grounds on which the objection is made. Objections cannot be accepted over the phone.
If you wish to question the validity of the order, or of any of its provisions, on the grounds that they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order you may, within six weeks from 20 April 2022, apply for the purpose to the High Court.