Fitzherbert Rd - Experimental Loading Restrictions
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EXPERIMENTAL LOADING RESTRICTIONS FOR FITZHERBERT ROAD
1. Portsmouth City Council hereby gives Notice that on 06 November 2025 it made the following order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, The Portsmouth City Council (Fitzherbert Road) (Loading Restrictions) Experimental Order 2025
2. The effect of the Order, which comes into effect on 15 November 2025, will be to:
a) Introduce a No Loading Restriction (Monday–Saturday, 8am–12pm) on the north side of Fitzherbert Road between the junctions with Waterworks Road and The Fairways.
b) Introduce a No Loading Restriction (Monday–Saturday, 8am–12pm) on the south side of Fitzherbert Road between the junctions with Marshlands Road and Fishers Grove.
3. Copies of the made Order, Statement of Reasons and plan showing the restrictions are available to view on Portsmouth City Council’s website: Search 'Traffic Regulation Orders 2025' at
Alternatively, they can be viewed at the Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, PO1 2AL, Monday to Friday between 9am - 4pm. Printed copies can be obtained by calling 023 9284 1767.
4. If the provisions of the Order continue in operation for a period of at least six months, the Council will consider in due course whether the provisions of the experimental Order should be continued in force indefinitely by means of a permanent Order. Any person desiring to object to the making of an Order for the purpose of such indefinite continuation may, within six months of the experimental Order coming into operation, send a statement in writing of the objection and the grounds on which it is made to
gov.uk or by post to the TRO Team, Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices, Portsmouth PO1 2NE, quoting ref P038-25.
5. Under requirements of current access to information legislation, please note that all representations submitted in response to this Notice, may be made available for public inspection. Full details of the Council’s Data Protection privacy notice can be viewed on the website.
6. The Order provides for the Assistant Director of Transport or any person authorized by them to modify or suspend the Order or any provision of it, if it appears to them or that person essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by the Order runs.
7. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the 1984 Act, or that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under the Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order is made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.
Dated: 08 November 2025
Felicity Tidbury, Assistant Director for Transport Economy, Planning and Transport
Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2NE
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