The Bullring, Whitchurch - changes to pedestrian zone

Proposal

Description

 

Safety concerns continue to be raised regarding vehicles driving into the existing pedestrian zone on Watergate Street in Whitchurch which is known locally as The Bullring.  The existing Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for The Bullring allows vehicles to enter the pedestrianised zone at any time for the purposes of loading/unloading and this can result in a safety conflict with pedestrian's using this area.

In order to improve safety for pedestrians in this area it is proposed to amend the existing TRO for the pedestrian zone to prohibit loading/unloading between the hours of 10am to 4pm.

The purpose of this TRO is to improve the amenity of the area for the local community and to reduce the risks to vulnerable road users within the pedestrian zone.

Locations

Watergate Street (known locally as The Bullring), Whitchurch

THE SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL
(WATERGATE STREET, WHITCHURCH)
(TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER

Shropshire Council proposes to:

  1. revoke the current No Waiting At Any Time restrictions on both sides of Watergate Street (known locally as The Bullring) in Whitchurch, and replace them with a No Waiting At Any Time, No Loading 10am to 4pm, Pedestrian Zone, between its junctions with High Street and Green End; and its junction with Castle Hill and Mill Street.
  2. prohibit vehicles from proceeding in the length of road specified above for the purpose of loading or unloading, between the hours of 10am and 4pm.

Full details of these proposals are in the deposited documents which may be examined during usual office opening hours at The Highways Dept, The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, or at Whitchurch Library, High Street, Whitchurch. 

If you wish to raise an objection, express support, or make any other comments about these proposals, please send an e-mail to traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk or write to the Shirehall address above by 16 March 2016.

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.

How to get involved

If you wish to raise an objection, express support, or make any other comments about these proposals, please send an e-mail to traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk or write to the Shirehall address above by 16 March 2016.

Outcome

This proposal will not go ahead at the moment. However, it may be revisited in the future.

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