Various Roads In Holmfirth - Prohibit Driving At All Times On The Lengths Of Roads

KIRKLEES COUNCIL
(TRAFFIC REGULATION) (NO. 02) ORDER 2024
VARIOUS ROADS IN HOLMFIRTH

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees propose to make the above Order under their powers in the Road Traffc Regulation Act 1984 the effect of which, as it affects lengths of road in the Holmfrth area of the Kirklees district, will be to:

Prohibit driving at all times on the lengths of roads listed in the below Schedule:

Road affected Length affected

Scaly Gate, New Mill, Holmfrth (Plan 5 - Scaly Gate/Cheese Gate Nab Side) From a point 29m southeast of the access to Far High Bank Farm for a distance of 152m south eastwards and eastwards.

Scar End Lane, New Mill, Holmfrth (Plan 5 - Scaly Gate/ Scar End Lane) From a point 85m northwest of the junction with Scar Hole Lane for a distance of 550m north then north eastwards.

Scaly Gate, Hepworth, Holmfrth (Plan 5 - Scaly Gate/ Scar End Lane) From a point 236m east of Meal Hill Lane to the junction with Nichol Lane.

Cheese Gate Nab, Hepworth, Holmfrth (Scaly Gate/Cheese Gate Nab Side, Plan 1) From the junction with Nichol Lane north eastwards to a point 120m west of the junction with Dick Edge Lane.

Ramsden Road, Holmbridge, Holmfrth (Plan 1 -Yateholme) From a point 140m northwest of the junction with White Gate Road north westwards and then southwest wards to the junction with Ramsden Lane

Ramsden Lane, Holmbridge, Holmfrth (Plan 1 -Yateholme) From the junction with Ramsden Road north westwards and then southwest wards to the junction with Brownhill Road

Brownhill Lane, Holmbridge, Holmfrth (Plan 1 -Yateholme) From a point 5m south of the car park access southwards to the junction with Ramsden Lane

Kiln Bent Road, Holme, Holmfrth (Plan 3 -Yateholme) From the junction with Ramsden Lane to Holme Woods Lane

Holme Woods Lane, Holme, Holmfrth (Plan 2 & 3 -Yateholme) From the junction with Old Gate to Kiln Bent Road 

Rake Head Road, Holme, Holmfrth (Plan 2 -Yateholme) From a point 13m southeast of the junction with Woodhead Road to the junction with Old Gate.

Old Gate, Holme, Holmfrth (Plan 2 -Yateholme) From a point 15m northeast of the junction with Woodhead Road to junction with Rake Head Road

REASON: The routes are considered to be subject to increased vehicular use which is considered to be a nuisance by causing danger to other highway users. This has caused direct damage to the highway, and subsequent secondary damage to the surrounding landscape such as blocked streams, damaged walls, etc.

The police have been asked on numerous occasions to deal with this issue using existing legislation, however the problem has persisted. The Council has also been asked on numerous occasions to deal with this issue and considers that the most appropriate way forward is to create a prohibition of driving (except for emergency vehicles and permit holders) for the above roads. It is believed that it is appropriate to take action in this way as this will allow for:

• Avoiding danger to persons or traffc;
• Preventing damage to the road or to buildings nearby;
• Facilitating the passage of traffc;
• Preserving the character of a road especially suitable for walking or horse riding.

A copy of this draft Order, together with the plans showing the affected lengths of road and a detailed statement of reasons for proposing the Order may be inspected at:-
• Online: http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/traffcregulation 
• By emailing highways.TRO@kirklees.gov.uk
If you wish to object to the proposed Order, you should send the grounds for your objection to:
• by email: TRO.Objections@kirklees.gov.uk; or
• by post to TRO Objections, Kirklees Council Legal Services, PO Box 1720, Huddersfeld HD1 9EL
Objections must be sent no later than 16 October 2024, and please ensure you quote reference DEV/HG/D116-2402

Dated this 18 September 2024

Samantha Lawton – Service Director – Legal, Governance and Commissioning, Kirklees Council, Legal Services, PO Box 1720 Huddersfeld, HD1 9EL