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11.1

The Committee considered a report of the
Executive Director-City Futures setting out an analysis of
the effect of the implementation of an 18-month Experimental
Traffic Order (ETO) in Crookes, including the results of formal
consultation, along with feedback received pre and post formal
consultation.

The consultation sought the views of residents, visitors to the
area, businesses, local groups, institutions, and statutory groups
to inform a decision on whether or not the Council wished to
progress towards making the changes permanent or not.

11.2

RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee:
 
•      
Approve that the elements
included in Experimental Traffic Orders are made permanent in
accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984:
 
CROOKES –
 
1.   
Prohibition of Motor Vehicles
on parts of Hands Road (at the junction with Leamington Street and
Townend Street) and Newent Lane, with the extent of the restriction
shortened on Newent Lane as detailed.
2.   
Prohibition of Motor Vehicles
except authorised vehicles and permit holders (School Streets)
Monday to Friday 8.15-9.15am and 2.45-3.45pm at Westways Primary
School on Mona Avenue and Mona Road.
3.   
One Ways on Mona Avenue and
part of Mona Road.
4.   
No Waiting at Any Time on parts
of Cobden Place, Cobden View Road, Hands Road, Leamington Street,
Matlock Road, Melbourn Road, Mona Avenue, Pickmere Road, Romsdal
Road, Sackville Road, Slinn Street, Townend Street and Warwick
Terrace is made permanent, with the extent of the restrictions
shortened or not wholly implemented on Cobden View Road, Romsdal
Road and Sackville Road as detailed.
5.   
No Waiting Monday to Friday 9am
to 5pm on part of Western Road.
6.   
Amendment to Permit Holder
Parking Places on Crookesmoor Road.
 
WALKLEY –
 
1.   
Prohibition of Motor Vehicles
on parts of Fir Street, Highton Street and Matlock Road (western
end).
2.   
One Way on parts of Greenhow
Street and Heavygate Avenue.
3.   
No Waiting at Any Time on parts
of Camm Street, Greenhow Street, Heavygate Avenue, Highton Street
and Matlock Road is made permanent, with the extent of the
restrictions shortened or not wholly implemented on Matlock Road as
detailed.
 
•      
Approve that only the elements
listed above under ‘Crookes’ and ‘Walkley’
are implemented on street on a permanent basis. Officers will take
forward the revocation of all elements of the ETOs not listed
above.
•      
Approve that physical works to
make these changes permanent are designed and implemented and that
until then the temporary materials creating the closures/one way
are retained.
•      
Note that, if the above
elements are made permanent, objectors will be informed accordingly
and the Council will write to all properties within the boundary of
the consultation area to inform them of the decisions.
•      
Approve the development of
permanent options for pedestrian crossing facilities near the
junction of Crookes/ School Road, Cookesmoor/ Conduit Road and at
Heavygate Road/ Heavygate Avenue through normal procedures –
these elements are not subject to an ETO.

11.3

Reasons for Decision

In general, the data does not support the
general perception, and the council is tasked and supported through
various strategies and polices to create better places live,
provide transport options, and tackle the climate
issues.

11.3.1

CROOKES
 
It is
recommended that the Council make permanent the current
interventions as they stand.
 
This
includes:
•      
Prohibition of Motor Vehicles
on parts of Hands Road (at the junction with Leamington Street and
Townend Street) and Newent Lane, with the extent of the restriction
shortened on Newent Lane as detailed.
•      
Prohibition of Motor Vehicles
except authorised vehicles and permit holders (School Streets)
Monday to Friday 8.15-9.15am and 2.45-3.45pm at Westways Primary
School on Mona Avenue and Mona Road.
•      
One Ways on Mona Avenue and
part of Mona Road.
•      
No Waiting at Any Time on parts
of Cobden Place, Cobden View Road, Hands Road, Leamington Street,
Matlock Road, Melbourn Road, Mona Avenue, Pickmere Road, Romsdal
Road, Sackville Road, Slinn Street, Townend Street and Warwick
Terrace is made permanent, with the extent of the restrictions
shortened or not wholly implemented on Cobden View Road, Romsdal
Road and Sackville Road as detailed below
•      
Romsdal Road - keep the double
yellow lines on western side at junction with Sackville
Road
•      
Cobden View Road - keep the
double yellow lines at junction with Cobden Place but not the
extended ones at the junction with Springvale Road.
•      
Sackville Road - Keep all
double yellow lines except on eastern side adjoining Romsdal
Road
•      
No Waiting Monday to Friday 9am
to 5pm on part of Western Road.
•      
Amendment to Permit Holder
Parking Places on Crookesmoor Road.
 
Only the
measures in place (and listed above) will be implemented on street
on a permanent basis. Officers will therefore look to revoke all
elements within the permanent order which are not included above.
The revocation process will be subject to the statutory
requirements for the modification of traffic regulation orders. It
may also be subject to a further decision by the committee where
that is necessary (per the requirements of the Council’s
constitution).
 
There is
general support for most measures that remain. Only the Sackville
Road/Pickmere Road filter continues to generate correspondence and
this intervention stands in isolation now that all the others have
been removed.

WALKLEY
 
The interventions
have pushed some traffic onto boundary roads, but there has been
significant reduction on traffic using the residential roads that
have been treated. This, coupled with historical interventions east
of South Road means we can start to develop a network of ATNs that
could be linked further east toward the strategic A61 corridor, and
Hillsborough centre.
 
The recommended
option is to make permanent the measures that are currently in
place as below:
•      
Prohibition of Motor Vehicles on parts of
Fir Street, Highton Street and Matlock Road (western
end).
•      
One Way on parts of Greenhow Street and
Heavygate Avenue.
•      
No Waiting at Any Time on parts of Camm
Street, Greenhow Street, Heavygate Avenue, Highton Street and
Matlock Road is made permanent, with the extent of the restrictions
shortened or not wholly implemented on eastern side of Matlock Road
between Fulton Road and Heavygate Road
 
Only the measures
in place (and listed above) will be implemented on street on a
permanent basis. Officers will therefore look to revoke all
elements within the permanent order which are not included above.
The revocation process will be subject to the statutory
requirements for the modification of traffic regulation orders. It
may also be subject to a further decision by the committee where
that is necessary (per the requirements of the Council’s
constitution).

11.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

11.4.1

Conclude the Experiment

For both areas, returning everything back
to as it was in April 2022. This would

be counterproductive to central and local
government policy and objectives

commitments.