Ipswich - Prohibition & Restriction of Waiting & Parking

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (BOROUGH OF IPSWICH)

(STOPPING, WAITING AND LOADING PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AND ON-STREET PARKING PLACES) (CONSOLIDATION) ORDER 2019 (BOROUGH OF IPSWICH) (GROVE LANE) (B1059) (FOXHALL ROAD) (B1059) (PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTION OF WAITING) (VARIATION NO.49) ORDER 202-

Suffolk County Council proposes to make the above order 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, which would substitute revision 1 of Map Tile GL125 in place of revision 0 of the same Map Tile and substitute revision 2 of Map Tile GK125 in place of revision 1 of the same Map Tile, into the above-named 2019 Order.

The effect of this would be to:

• introduce ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ on Grove Lane (B1059):

• from the northern side of its junction with Kings Avenue (U2414) for a distance of 21.4m in a northerly direction;
• from the southern side of its junction with Kings Avenue (U2414) for a distance of 4.6m in a southerly direction;
• at a point approx. 5m south of the junction with Kings Avenue (U2414) for a distance of 13.5m in a southerly direction;

• introduce ‘No Waiting Monday - Saturday 8am - 6pm’ on Grove Lane (B1059) from the northern side of its junction with Alexandra Park for a distance of 10.4m in a northerly direction;

• remove ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ on: Grove Lane (B1059):

• from the southern junction with Kings Avenue (U2414) for 27.2m south;
• At the north side of the Alexandra Park access for 11.1m;
• At the south side of the Alexandra Park access for 5.9m;
• At the east side outside of properties nos. 35 - 45 for 28.2m;
• At the west side outside of properties 32 - 38 for 29.8m;
• Foxhall Road (B1059) on both sides outside of property nos. 7 - 8 for 2.9m.

Exemptions to the waiting restrictions allow a vehicle to wait for so long as is necessary to board or alight or to load and unload for building, industrial or demolition works; for emergency services; for the maintenance of the road or its services; and for fulfilling statutory duties. There are usual exemptions for blue badge-holders.

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 Suffolk County Library, Northgate Street, Ipswich, IP1 3DE, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9am - 6pm, Tuesday and Friday: 9am - 7pm, Saturday: 8.30am - 5pm, Sunday: 10am - 4pm.

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 30/05/2026. Please note that any correspondence cannot be regarded as confidential and may be inspected by any interested party.

Date: 08/05/2026

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