Workington - Consolidation and Amendment of Traffic Regulation Orders

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL
(VARIOUS ROADS, WORKINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREA)
(CONSOLIDATION AND PROVISION OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS) ORDER 2025

1. Cumberland Council hereby give notice that on 18 November 2025 they made the above Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (4), 19, 32, 35, 35A, 38, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53 and 64 of Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. Save as provided in paragraphs 3(2)(B) to 3(2)(E) inclusive below, the Order will come into operation on 24 November 2025.

3. The effect of the Order will be to consolidate, revoke and re-enact the provisions of the County of Cumbria (Various Roads, Workington and Surrounding Area) (Consolidation and Provision of Traffic Regulations) Order 2022; and introduce/amend (as applicable below), the following restrictions/revocations, on the respective dates indicated below: -

A. Restrictions/revocations/enforcement coming into force on 24 November 2025

(1) The introduction/alteration of the “No Waiting At Any Time” restrictions on parts of: -

(i) Byron Street, Botany Court, Whitfield Court, Wastwater Avenue, Ashfield Gardens, High Street, Furness Road, Calder Drive, Moss Bay Road, Thorncroft Gardens, access to service yard from Washington Street (adjacent to the Washington Central Hotel), Workington;
(ii) Main Road, Harrington;
(iii) Calva Road, Workington Road (C2001), Seaton Road (C2001), Coronation Avenue, Princess Avenue, High Seaton and Sunnyside, Seaton.

(2) The introduction of “Disc Parking Places, Waiting Limited to 1 hour, return prohibited within 1 hour, 8.30 am – 6.00 pm, Monday – Saturday inclusive (Zone 1 Residents Exempt)” to replace a bus stop and section of redundant “No Waiting At Any Time” restriction on Corporation Road, Workington;

(3) The introduction of two sections of “Disc Parking Places, Waiting Limited to 2 hours, return prohibited within 2 hours, 8.30 am – 6.00 pm, Monday – Saturday inclusive (Zone 3 Residents Exempt)” on part of Byron Street and Whitfield Court, Workington;

(4) The introduction of a “Limited Waiting Parking Bay, Waiting Limited to 20 minutes” on part of Central Way, Workington (outside of the new Diagnostics Centre);

(5) The removal of a length of “No Loading or Unloading At Any Time” restriction on Washington Street, Workington;

(6) The introduction of a 7.5 tonne weight restriction on the entire length of the U2166 Moor Road, Great Clifton;

(7) The introduction of a “Prohibition of Motor Vehicles (except for access)” restriction on the access to service yard from Washington Street (adjacent to the Washington Central Hotel).

NB: The Order will also permit the Council to commence parking enforcement on all bank holidays except Christmas Day in relation to the disc parking places which are specified in schedules 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, & 7 of the Order, to bring enforcement in line with the remainder of the Cumberland area.

B. Restrictions/revocations coming into operation on 31 January 2026 – Workington Townscape – Murray Road

(1) The introduction/alteration of the “No Waiting At Any Time” restrictions on parts of access to the bus station yard from Oxford Street, Murray Road, Workington;

(2) The removal of the “splitter island” on Murray Road, Workington, and the associated amendments to the “No Waiting At Any Time” restrictions following approval of the Secretary of State.

C. Restrictions/revocations coming into operation on 30 April 2026 – Workington Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) – Central Way

(1) The introduction of “No Loading or Unloading At Any Time” restrictions on part of Central Way, Workington;

(2) The removal of a length of “Disc Parking Places, Waiting Limited to 1 hour, return prohibited within 1 hour, 8.30 am – 6.00 pm, Monday – Saturday inclusive (No residents Exempt)” on part of Central Way, Workington

(3) The introduction/alteration of the “No Waiting At Any Time” restrictions on Central Way, Workington.

D. Restrictions/revocations coming into operation on 29 May 2026 – Workington Townscape – Central Way

The introduction of “No Loading or Unloading At Any Time” restrictions on part of Central Way, Workington;

E. Restrictions/revocations coming into operation on 24 July 2026 – Workington Gateway – Hall Brow

(1) The introduction of “Disc Parking Places, Waiting Limited to 1 hour, return prohibited within 1 hour, 8.30 am – 6.00 pm, Monday – Saturday inclusive (Residents Exempt)” on part of the A596 Hall Brow, Workington

(2) The introduction/alteration of the “No Waiting At Any Time” restrictions on the A596 Hall Brow, Workington.

PLEASE REFER TO THE DOCUMENTS ON DEPOSIT AND ON THE WEBSITE FOR FULL DETAILS, INCLUDING ANY EXEMPTIONS THAT APPLY.

4. Full details of the Order, together with plans showing the lengths of road concerned, and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Order, and a copy of the Order to be consolidated and revoked, may be:

(i) viewed on the Council’s website using the following link: https://cumberland.gov.uk/tro
(ii) on deposit at Workington Library, Vulcan’s Lane, Workington CA14 2ND; and at the offices of the undersigned;
(iii) and may otherwise be obtained by emailing TROresponses@cumberland.gov.uk 

If you wish to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or on the grounds that any requirement of that Act or any instrument made there under has not been complied with in relation to the Order, you may within six weeks of 18 November 2025 apply to the High Court for this purpose.

Chief Legal and Monitoring Officer, Cumberland Council, Cumbria House, 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, CA1 1RD
Dated 20 November 2025