Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, Leeds - Temporary Prohibition & Suspension of Traffic
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LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
Saint Patrick’s Day Parade – Sunday 17 March 2024
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 – Section 16a (Special Events)
(Temporary Prohibition and Suspension of Traffic) Order 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Leeds City Council as traffic authority for the Leeds Metropolitan District intends in not less than seven days from the date of this notice to make an Order under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, prohibiting and restricting the use of certain roads by vehicles to facilitate the holding of the St Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday 17 March 2024. The event will require the closure of certain roads and road junctions and the suspension of Traffic Regulation Orders in Leeds City Centre.
The Order will come into effect at 18:00: hrs on Saturday 16 March 2024 and will continue in force until 13:00hrs on Sunday 17th March 2024. The roads to be closed and restricted are set out in the Schedule hereto and no person shall cause any vehicle to proceed in the length(s) of road specified in the Schedules (whilst the road closures are in place).
Where necessary local diversions will be in operation and will be signed as appropriate. The Order will not at any time prevent access for pedestrians to any premises situated on or adjacent to any road to which the Order relates, or to any premises accessible for pedestrians from, and only from, any such road.
SCHEDULE
PARADE ROUTE
The parade will commence on Great George Street and proceed in an easterly direction, turning right onto Albion Street and then turning right onto The Headrow. Thereafter, it will proceed in a westerly direction and turn left into Park Row. The parade will continue in a southerly direction along Park Row and turn left into Boar Lane, continuing in an easterly direction, before turning left into New Market Street and then onto Vicar Lane. It will continue in a northerly direction along Vicar Lane, before turning left into The Headrow, continuing in a westerly direction, before turning right onto Albion Street. Finally, it will turn left down Great George Street where the parade will terminate.
ROADS TO BE CLOSED FROM 08:00 TO 12:30 HOURS
SUNDAY 17 MARCH 2024
TO FACILITATE ACCESS AND EGRESS OF PARADE VEHICLES
| Portland Gate East | Between Cookridge Street and the vehicle access to Broderick Court |
Closure points between 10:00 hours and 13:00 hours on Sunday 17 March 2024 to facilitate the Parade Route.
| Albion Street | At its junctions with Great George Street; The Headrow and Boar Lane |
| Bank Street | At its junction with Boar Lane |
| Central Road | At its junctions with Duncan Street New Market Street |
| Dudley Way | At its junction with Great George Street |
| Eastgate (Westbound) |
At its junction with Eastgate Roundabout |
| Great George Street | At its junction with Calverley Street to its junction with Albion Street and Woodhouse Lane |
| Infirmary Street | At its junction with East Parade and Park Row |
| East Parade | At its junction with Infirmary Street (access for buses northbound only) |
| King Charles Street | At its junction with The Headrow |
| King Edward Street | At its junction with Vicar Lane |
| Kirkgate | At its junction with High Court |
| Lands Lane | At its junction with The Headrow |
| Lower Basinghall Street |
At its junction with Boar Lane |
| Lower Briggate | At its junction with Call Lane and Boar Lane |
| Park Row | At its junction with Infirmary Street |
| Park Lane | At its junction with Westgate and Park Street |
| Russell Street | At its junction with Park Row |
| South Parade | At its junction with East Parade and Park Row |
| St Anne’s Street | West of The Light car park exit |
| The Bourse | At its junction with Boar Lane |
| The Headrow (Eastbound) |
At its junction with Oxford Pace and Calverley Street |
| Trevelyan Square | East and West At its junction with Boar Lane |
| Upper Basinghall Street |
At its junction with The Headrow |
| Westgate (Eastbound) |
At its junction with Park Lane |
| Wormald Row | At its junction with Albion Street |
| Bishopgate Street | At its junction with Mill Hill & Boar Lane |
| Neville Street | Northbound at its junction with Sovereign Street (access to Hilton Hotel to be managed) |
| Cookridge Street | At its junction with Great George Street |
PARKING TO BE SUSPENDED FROM 18:00 HOURS SATURDAY 16 MARCH 2024.
| Portland Crescent | The whole |
| Portland Gate East | The whole |
SUSPENSION OF ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ORDER FROM 08:00 TO 12:30 HOURS ON SUNDAY 17 MARCH 2024 TO FACILITATE PARADE VEHICLES
| Great George Street | Between Woodhouse Lane and Calverley Street |
| Portland Crescent | Between Millenium Square and the Civic Hall Car Park |
| Portland Gate East | The whole |
All communications with regard to this Notice should be addressed for the attention of Mr N Gardiner 0113 378 8086.
Dated this 29th day of February 2024
Leeds City Council, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR
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