Parking and waiting restrictions

All waiting and parking restrictions require the making of a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which involves a lengthy legal and administrative procedures.

If you'd like to request new or amended parking or waiting restrictions i.e double yellow lines, you need to contact your local town or parish council and seek their approval for your suggestion. Typically individuals raise highway issues by completion of a highways improvement form which can be found on the Local Highway and Footway Improvement Groups webpage.

If a request is taken forward by the LHFIG, and subsequent Area Board, officers will undertake a review of the requests and if it is considered that restrictions are a viable option for the problems presented, will develop proposal plans.

The plans are sent to the local council for approval and comments. Once approval has been granted the TRO is prepared for the consultation period.

The TRO undergoes a formal public consultation in which it appears in the local paper, on site notices and on our webpage. Current consultations can be found listed on the Traffic Regulation Order consultations page.

Time-scale

From conception to implementation, TRO's can, on average, take approximately 9 months. This can be longer for more complex schemes.

We would consider implementing parking restrictions in the following situations:

• prevent dangerous or obstructive parking
• assist with the general flow of traffic
• improve road safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists
• improve visibility at junctions
• improve access for emergency services and refuse vehicles
• deter commuter parking

Other considerations

For parking issues across driveways, within a 30mph speed limited junction, a cul-de-sac turning head and road alignment a request will only be considered if it meets one of the following criteria:

• there are genuine safety concerns i.e poor visibility with vehicles approaching at high speed
• there have been three or more accidents recorded in the last five years which have resulted in injury
• it can be demonstrated that there is a regular problem of indiscriminate parking. Proof may be provided by individuals in the form of photographs taken over a period of time
• public transport companies and waste management vehicles are experiencing access issues
• emergency services are experiencing access issues