Darlington, Waiting Restrictions & 20mph Speed Limits

DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

ROAD TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS

(AMENDMENT NO.2 PART 1) ORDER 2025

Notice is hereby given that Darlington Borough Council has made an Order under Sections 1, 2, 4 and 84 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and of the Traffic Management Act 2004 on the 27th August 2025. The effect of the Order will be to introduce the following changes to the Darlington Borough Council (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading) Consolidation Order 2024 and the Darlington Borough Council (Moving Traffic) Consolidation Order 2024 from the 1st September 2025:

1. To amend the No stopping on School Entrance Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm restrictions by deleting all of the the lengths of road to which that restriction applies in Cleveland Terrace and replacing them with the same restriction to the following parts of Cleveland Terrace:

   the north side, from a point 14.5 metres west of the eastern boundary 112 Cleveland Terrace westwards for a distance of 37.56 metres and from a point 52.16 metres to a point 89.72 metres and from a point 89.82 metres to a point 121.38 metres west of the eastern boundary 112 Cleveland Terrace

2. To remove the No Waiting at any time restriction from the following lengths of Cleveland Terrace:

   • the south side, from a point 10 metres west to a point 15 metres east of its junction with Carmel Gardens; and the south side, from a point 26 metres west to a point 2 metres east of its junction with Linden Avenue

     AND to add the No Waiting at any time restriction to the following lengths of road:

     Carmel Road North - the east side, from a point 153 metres south of its junction with Abbey Road southwards for a distance of 41 metres

     Cleveland Terrace - the south side, from a point 7 metres west to a point 15 metres east of its junction with Carmel Gardens; and the south side, from its junction with Linden Avenue eastwards for a distance of 2 metres

3. To introduce a 20mph speed limit to the entire lengths of the following roads – Carmel Gardens; Earl Carlson Grove; Lancaster Close

   AND to the following parts of roads:

   Abbey Road - from its junction with Carmel Road North eastwards for a distance of 188 metres

   Cleveland Terrace - from its junction with Carmel Road North eastwards for a distance of 228 metres

The Notice of the 31st January 2025 included additional restrictions. A decision as to the date that these will be introduced has been deferred. A copy of the Order may be viewed at www.darlington.gov.uk/transport-roads-and-parking/traffic-regulation-orders-and-consultations/

If you wish to question the validity of the Order or any provision of it on the grounds that it is not within the power of the relevant section of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or of any requirement of that Act or any enactment made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order you may within six weeks from the date of this notice apply to the High Court for this purpose.

Dated 29th August 2025

Amy Wennington,

Assistant Director – Law and Governance