Purpose

1. The government has provided allocations to
local transport authorities from an Active Travel Fund (ATF).This
is grant funding which supports authorities with producing cycling
and walking facilities and promoting active travel through various
interventions, the funding is in separate tranches and includes
provision for School Streets.
2. A School Street is a road outside a school with a temporary
restriction on motorised traffic at school drop-off and pick-up
times. The restriction applies to school traffic and through
traffic. Residents and businesses with premises in a School Street
are still able to access these roads by car during the restrictions
along with emergency vehicles and blue badge holders.
3. As part of tranche 3 of the ATF funding was allocated for School
Streets at Newby, Farfield, St Philips and All Saints primary
schools
The schemes were initially implemented on an experimental basis for
18 months, in the form of a Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders
(ETROs).
4. As the ETROs have now been in place for nearly 18 months, they
are due to expire in December 2024. Two of the schools have
requested that their School Streets be converted to permanent
arrangements as follows:
Newby primary, St Philips primary
5. A variety of stakeholders have been consulted, either directly
or via street notices and press publications. The Emergency
Services and Council’s waste services have not expressed any
concerns. Ward members have been consulted. No adverse comments
have been received.
6. There were no formal representations received in respect of the
ETROs during the initial formal public consultation period.

Content

(1) That the Experimental Traffic Regulation
Orders for School Streets closures at Newby primary and St Philips
primary be made permanent and the Traffic Regulation Orders be
made, sealed and implemented.