Decision

The
proposals to be advertised and any objections to be the subject of
a report to Cabinet. If there are no objections the Head of
Highways & Engineering and the Head of Legal Services be
authorised to make and implement the Order.

Reasons for the decision

Pontefract Road is located northeast of Barnsley
town centre. It is a busy carriageway which serves residential and
commercial properties. It is also a route for buses and heavy goods
vehicles. Parts of Pontefract Road has restrictions prohibiting
vehicles from waiting at any time, however, these restrictions do
not cover the frontage of commercial properties.
 

The Council was contacted by local businesses
concerned that loading for commercial vehicles is not available in
proximity of their businesses located along Pontefract Road and
this is leading to difficulties for their delivery contractors who
are using large vans or 7.5Tonnes vehicles.
 

To ensure continuity of trading for local
businesses, it is proposed to introduce peak period goods vehicle
Loading Only bay restriction on the
northwest side of Pontefract Road (section between Crosby Street
and School Street). The proposed restrictions will operate Monday
to Saturday between 8am and 6pm.
 

Parking Enforcement and Logistics/ Haulage companies
were consulted on the 30th

of January 2025 and no objections were received. For
this reason, the proposed

Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) has been deemed
suitable to progress to the next

stage of the TRO process and is now subject to
public consultation.
 
Details of the TRO will
be advertised on the 2nd of May 2025 inthe
local press (Barnsley  Chronicle), made available at the Lightbox
library, 1 The Glass Works in Barnsley and notices will be posted
on light columns on the streets concerned. 
 
Residents, local businesses and other interested
parties may submit their support or objection for the proposed TRO
at any time within the consultation period.
 

Alternative options considered

The
only alternative proposal to prevent carriageway/footway parking
would be to install bollards, guardrails or restraining curbs.
However, these options are not feasible as other road user such as
pram pushers, wheelchair users, pedestrians and cyclists would be
restricted and/or obstructed.