Various Roads, City Centre and Stokes Croft Area - One Way Traffic, Parking Places and Waiting Prohibitions/restrictions

CITY OF BRISTOL
VARIOUS ROADS, CITY CENTRE AND STOKES CROFT AREA – ONE WAY TRAFFIC, PARKING PLACES AND WAITING PROHIBITIONS/RESTRICTIONS – TRAFFIC ORDERS

The City Council of Bristol hereby gives NOTICE that it proposes to make the following traffic orders:-

A. CAE/RGW/P-1338A – the City Council of Bristol (Stokes Croft, Ashley and Central Wards, City of Bristol) (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting) (Loading Places) Order 202-, the effect of which would be:-

1. to introduce a Monday to Friday midnight until 7 am, 10 am until 4 pm and 6.30 pm until Midnight and all day Saturday and Sunday loading place for vehicles on the east side of Stokes Croft, opposite King Square Avenue; and

2. to revise prohibition and restriction of waiting/loading/unloading for vehicles on the east side of Stokes Croft, opposite King Square Avenue.

The purpose of the above measures are also, in part, to facilitate the introduction of formal provision for the waiting of hackney carriages in Stokes Croft, east side opposite King Square Avenue, to operate between the hours of midnight and 7 am, the hours of 10 am and 4 pm and the hours of 6.30 pm and midnight on Monday to Friday and to operate at any time on Saturday and Sunday. To that end the Council further gives notice that it proposes to appoint the 2 locations being introduced as stands for hackney carriages pursuant to its powers under Section 63 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 as amended.

B. CAE/RGW/P-1338B – the City Council of Bristol (Central Zone, Ashley, Central and Lawrence Hill Wards, City of Bristol) (Controlled Parking) Order 202-, the effect of which would be:-

1. to introduce a loading place in Silver Street, west side;

2. to revise the operating times of the loading place in St. Augustine’s Parade, west side, to operate from 6 am until midday

3. to introduce disabled persons’ parking places in Bridewell Street, Castle Street and Silver Street;

4. to introduce a Car Club parking place in Bridewell Street, east side, and reduce the extent of the police parking place at that location;

5. to remove pay and display parking places in Castle Street, Fairfax Street and Silver Street;

6. to introduce prohibition of loading/unloading for vehicles in Fairfax Street;

7. to revise prohibition of loading/unloading for vehicles in Bond Street South and Bridewell Street; and

8. to revise restriction of waiting arrangements for vehicles in St. Augustine’s Parade.

The purpose of the above measures are also, in part, to facilitate:-

(a) the amendment of formal provision for the waiting of hackney carriages in St. Augustine’s Parade, west side at its junction with Colston Street, from operating between the hours of 4 pm and 8 am to operate between the hours of midday and 6am; and

(b) the introduction of formal provision for the waiting of hackney carriages in Bond Street South, west side south of Bond Street, to operate at any time.

To that end the Council further gives notice that it proposes to appoint the locations being amended and introduced as stands for hackney carriages pursuant to its powers under Section 63 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 as amended.

C. CAE/RGW/P-1338C – the City Council of Bristol (Outer Zone, City of Bristol) (Controlled Parking) Order 202-, the effect of which would be:-

1. to introduce a loading place in Backfields, south side;

2. to introduce disabled persons’ parking places in Brunswick Square and Queen Street;

3. to extend the pay and display parking place in Backfields;

4. to remove pay and display parking places in Brunswick Square and Queen Street;

5. to revise prohibition of waiting for vehicles in Brunswick Square, Moon Street, Pembroke Street and Queen Street;

6. to revise restriction of waiting for vehicles in Brunswick Square, Pembroke Street and Queen Street; and

7. to introduce prohibition of loading/unloading for vehicles in Temple Back, south side.

D. CAE/RGW/P-1338D the City Council of Bristol (Bridewell Street, Central Ward, City of Bristol) (One Way Traffic) Order 202-, the effect of which would be to introduce southbound one way traffic in Bridewell Street, from Rupert Street to Nelson Street.

Further information available from 27th November 2025

Further details of the proposals are contained in the draft orders, which together with plans, copies of the orders to be varied and revoked, and a Statement of the Council’s Reasons for proposing to make the orders may be inspected at the Citizen Service Point at 100 Temple Street, Bristol, BS1 6AG, between 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Monday to Friday. The draft orders, plans and Statement of Reasons are also available to view on the Bristol City Council website at www.bristol.gov.uk/trafficorders.

How to object
Objections to the proposals, together with the grounds on which they are made must be sent in writing to TRO Comments at the undermentioned address or by e-mail to tro.comments@bristol.gov.uk quoting the relevant reference by 31st December 2025. Please include your name and address and note that all representations received may be considered in public by the City Council and that the substance of any representation together with the name and address of the person making it could become available for public inspection.

A. HEARN, Interim Director: Economy of Place. Traffic Regulation Orders Team (100TS), PO Box 3399, Bristol, BS1 9NE.

Dated: 27th November 2025