Forton Road, Gosport - No Waiting At Any Time and Goods Vehicles Loading Only Restrictions

TRAFFIC ORDER PROPOSALS – NO WAITING AT ANY TIME AND GOODS VEHICLE LOADING ONLY RESTRICTIONS ON FORTON ROAD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hampshire County Council ("the Council") proposes to make the above-mentioned Order, in exercise of its powers and duties under Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 32, 35, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53 and 122 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ("the Act"), Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Act, and of all other enabling powers, after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act and having discharged its duty under section 122 of the Act.

GENERAL NATURE AND EFFECTS OF THE ORDER: Will be to introduce:

(i) New double yellow lines at the entrance to the new development opposite Alexandra Street (or north of The Crossways)

(ii) New double yellow lines between St Luke’s Road and Coulmer Road to replace redundant Bus stop:

PROPOSED NO WAITING AT ANY TIME RESTRICTION

(iii) New ‘Goods vehicles loading only’ to replace redundant Bus stop:

PROPOSED GOODS VEHICLES LOADING ONLY

(iv) And remove three redundant ‘No stopping except buses’ (Bus stops) from mapped zones.

FURTHER DETAILS: A copy of this notice, the proposed order, a map showing the location and effect of the proposal, a statement of reasons and the order to be varied may be viewed at https://www.hants.gov.uk/community/publicnotices or inspected during the usual office hours at the following places:

(i) Gosport Discovery Centre, High Street Gosport, PO12 1BT (Opening hours: Monday – Wednesday & Friday, Saturday: 09.30 – 17.00; Thursday: 09.30 – 13.30).

(ii) Gosport Borough Council, Town Hall, High Street, Gosport, PO12 1EB (Opening hours: Monday – Friday: 09.00 – 17.00).

(iii) Hampshire County Council Headquarters, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD (Opening hours: Mondays to Thursdays 8.30 – 17.15; Fridays 8.30 – 16.45).

(iv) Copies of the draft order, plans and statement of reasons can also be obtained by e-mailing public.notices@hants.gov.uk or by writing to Traffic Orders Team, Safer Roads and Parking, Universal Services, 2nd Floor, Elizabeth II Court West, The Castle, Winchester SO23 8UD quoting reference: A2152/MJB.

OBJECTIONS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIONS: All objections/other representations in respect of this proposal must be made in writing to The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD or email public.notices@hants.gov.uk, quoting reference: A2152/MJB, by Friday 5th June 2026. All objections must state the grounds on which they are made. Under the requirements of current access to information legislation, any statement you make to the Council in response to this Notice may be made available to the press and to the public, who would be entitled to take copies of it if they so wished.

TITLE: The order, if made, will be known as "The Hampshire (Gosport) (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Parking Places (Consolidation) Order 2020 (Variation Order No.5) Order 2026".

PATRICK BLOGG Director of Universal Services, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD, email: public.notices@hants.gov.uk