Herrington Country Park - Temporary Traffic Regulation

THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND
(HERRINGTON COUNTRY PARK
RADIO 1 BIG WEEKEND 2026)
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER 2026

Sunderland City Council gives notice that on 15th April 2026 it made an Order under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), and with the consent of the Secretary of State under 16B of that Act, in order to facilitate the holding of a relevant event, namely the Herrington Country Park Radio 1 Big Weekend 2026 (‘The Event’) which is to take place from 22nd May 2026 until 24th May 2026, and to enable the participants to take part in and the public to spectate the Event. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit all vehicular, pedestrian, equestrian and cycle traffic along, and prohibit all vehicles from waiting and loading or unloading at any time along, the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 1 and will prohibit all pedestrian, equestrian and cycle traffic along, the footpaths, bridleways and public rights of way specified in Schedule 2.
The Order shall come into force at 06.30am on Monday 4th May 2026 and cease at 23.59pm on 31st May 2026. During the Event, diversions will be signposted via the adjacent highway network where applicable. The prohibitions shall apply at such times and to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the display of traffic signs. There will be exemptions in the Order for police, fire and rescue services and ambulance vehicles on emergency call and vehicles being used in connection with the Event.
SCHEDULE 1 All carriageways associated with Herrington Country Park will be closed for their entire lengths. SCHEDULE 2 All footpaths, Public Rights of Ways and bridleways associated with Herrington Country Park will be closed for their entire lengths.
Dated 16th April 2026.
Patrick Melia OBE, Chief Executive,
Sunderland City Council, City Hall, Plater Way, Sunderland SR1 3AA.