Pauls Road, Prohibition Of Motor Vehicles & Revocation

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (BOROUGH OF IPSWICH) (PAULS ROAD) (U5140) (PROHIBITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND REVOCATION) ORDER 202-

Suffolk County Council proposes to make the above order in exercise of its powers under Sections 1(1) and (2), 2(1) to (3), 4(2) and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The effect of this would be to:

Prohibit any motor vehicle from proceeding at the north-western end of Pauls Road (U5140), from its junction with London Road (A1214), at any time, for a distance of 5 metres, in a south easterly then easterly direction.

Prohibit any motor vehicle from proceeding in Pauls Road (U5140), Ipswich, from its junction with Ranleigh Road (B1075), between 8.15am - 9am and 2.50pm - 3.35pm Monday - Friday, in a south westerly then westerly direction, for a distance of 200 metres from the start point of the closure.

The provisions of the Suffolk County Council (Borough of Ipswich) (Pauls Road) (U5140) (Prohibition of Motor Vehicles) (Experimental and Revocation) Order 2024 dated 11/11/2024 are hereby revoked.

The first restriction referred to above shall only apply to motor vehicles and exemptions will apply to emergency services, police or any relevant authority from maintaining the road and/or carrying out its statutory functions, pedestrians and cyclists.

Exemptions to the second waiting restriction referred to above will apply and this will allow members of the public and business owners to access local businesses situated along Pauls Road and enable relevant authorities to carry out maintenance of the road and/or carry out its statutory functions. Emergency services and police are also exempt.

The restrictions will also not apply to cyclists, pedestrians, taxis bringing children with additional needs to and from school and blue-badge holders. Trained marshals will be present on affected parts of the road to allow exempt vehicles to pass during the hours of 8.15 am - 9am and 2.50 pm - 3.35pm when the first restriction is in operation. Vehicles which are permitted to pass along Pauls Road will be required to move at a walking pace.

Copies of the draft order, map showing the roads affected and the council’s reasons for the proposals may be seen with advance notice at the address below, 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday also at Ipswich County Library, Northgate Street, Ipswich IP1 3DE, 9am - 6pm Monday; 9am - 7pm Tuesday; 9am - 6pm Wednesday - Thursday; 9am - 7pm Friday; 8.30am - 5pm Saturday and 1pm - 4pm on Sunday (excluding public holidays and bank holidays).

Objections and any other representations relating to these proposals, specifying the grounds on which they are made, must reach Rhea Philip, Suffolk County Council Legal Services at the address below or at: rhea.philip@suffolk.gov.uk no later than 26/09/2025. Please note that any such correspondence cannot be regarded as confidential and may be inspected by any interested party.

Date: 05/09/2025

Nigel Inness, Head of Governance, Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX