Whitehaven, Multiple Roads, Consolidation And Provision Of Traffic Regulations

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, WHITEHAVEN) (CONSOLIDATION AND PROVISION OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS) ORDER 20><

1. Cumberland Council hereby gives notice that it proposes to make the above Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (4), 19, 32, 35, 35A, 38, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53 and 64 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

2. The effect of the proposed Order will be to consolidate the provisions of The County of Cumbria (Various Roads, Whitehaven) (Consolidation and Provision of Traffic Regulations) Order 2019 and introduce/extend (as applicable) the following traffic restrictions in Whitehaven and surrounding area: -

i) "No Waiting At Any Time" restrictions on part(s) of the following roads: -

1) Egremont Road and Winston Drive, Hensingham;

ii) Bedford Street, Brayton Terrace, Calder Avenue, Countess Road, Earl's Road, High Road, Irt Avenue, James Pit Road, Lonsdale Street, Monkwray Brow, New Road, Park Drive, Red Lonning (Whitehaven Golf Club entrance), Rutland Avenue, South Row, Sneckyeat Grove, St George's Crescent, Strand Street (also removing some disc parking spaces), The Square and, Station Approach, Victoria Place Whitehaven; together with the removal of the "No Waiting At Any Time" restrictions on the part of the south west side of Front Corkickle;

2) "No Waiting between 8.00 am and 6.00 pm on a Monday to Friday inclusive" on parts of Mona Road, Whitehaven;

3) "No Waiting between 8 am and 9 am or between 3 pm and 4 pm on a Monday to Friday inclusive - Waiting Limited to 10 minutes in any one period" on part of Jericho Road, Whitehaven;

4) Extend/introduce "Disc Parking Places, Waiting Limited to 1 hour, Return prohibited within 1 hour, between 8.30 am and 6 pm on any day other than a Sunday (Permit Holders A Exempt) on Duke Street, James Pit Road, Lowther Street, Swingpump Lane (in place of the loading bay) and Strand Street (to replace loading bays), Whitehaven;

5) Extend the "Disc Parking Places, Waiting Limited to 1 hour, Return prohibited within 1 hour, between 7 am and 6pm on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday" on Market Place, Whitehaven;

6) Remove part of the "Disabled Persons' Parking Place, between 7 am and 6 pm on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, Waiting Limited to 3 hours, no return within 3 hours" on Market Place, Whitehaven, (to make provision for more disc parking);

7) Remove the "Loading and Unloading Areas for Goods Vehicles between 8.30 am and 6 pm on any day other than a Sunday" on Duke Street (to make provision for disc parking), on Lowther Street (to make provision for an extended motor cycle bay) and on Lowther Street, Whitehaven, (to provide loading for business purposes only);

8) Introduce "Loading and Unloading areas for Business Purposes Only between 8.30 am and 6.00 pm on any day other than a Sunday" on Lowther Street (replaces loading for goods vehicles between 8.30 am and 6pm), and on Duke Street, Whitehaven (replaces Loading for goods vehicles between 7 am and 7 pm);

9) Remove "Loading and Unloading areas for Goods Vehicles, waiting limited to 30 minutes, between 8.30 am and 6 pm on any day other than a Sunday" on Strand Street, Whitehaven, (to be replaced with disc parking and a short length of double yellow lines);

10) Introduce "Loading and Unloading areas for Goods Vehicles, waiting limited to 30 minutes, between 8.30 am and 6 pm on any day other than a Sunday" on part of the south east side of Strand Street, Whitehaven;

11) Remove "Loadind and Unloading Areas for Goods Vehicles between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm, Monday - Saturday inclusive" on Swingpump Lane (to provide disc parking) and on Duke Street, Whitehaven (to be replaced with loading for business purposes 8.30 am to 6.00 pm);

12) Extend the "No Waiting Except Motor Cycles" restriction on Lowther Street, Whitehaven;

13) Introduce a "Prohibition of Right Hand Turn" restriction on Duke Street, Whitehaven, to prohibit vehicles travelling north-westerly along Duke Street, from making a right turn into Scotch Street;

14) Introduce "No Stopping on School Entrance Markings (At times indicated on signs on site) on James Pit Road, Whitehaven;

15) Introduce "No Loading or Unloading At Any Time" restrictions on parts of Lowther Street, Whitehaven;

3. Full details of the proposed Order, together with plans showing the lengths of road concerned, and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the Order, may be: -

viewed on the Council's website using the following link: -

https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-transport/streets-roads-and-pavements/road-maintenance-closures-

and-improvements/proposed-traffic-regulation-orders-tros on deposit Whitehaven Library, Catherine Street, Whitehaven CA28 7QZ at the offices of the undersigned; and may otherwise be obtained by emailing Trafficteam.west@cumberland.gov.uk.

4. If you wish to comment or make representations in relation to the proposals, you should write to the Traffic Management Team, Parkhouse Building, Kingmoor Business Park, Carlisle, CA6 4SJ not later than 11 September 2024, marking your correspondence with WHTRO24

Chief Legal Officer, Cumberland Council, Cumbria House, 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, CA1 1RD

Dated : 21 August 2024