Essex - Multiple Temporary Road Closures, Restrictions & Traffic Changes Due To Various Works

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

(Old London Road Cycletrack, Harlow) (Temporary Prohibition of Use) - Order 2026
Further to notice: Under section 14(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), which commenced on 11 August 2026.
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council has made the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
Effect of the order: To temporary close the cycletrack Old London Road, in the District of Harlow, from its junction with Old London Road (carriageway) northeast approximately 117 metres to London Road cycletrack.

The closure is scheduled to commence on 16 August 2026 to 16 February 2027 or where appropriate signs are showing and weather permitting.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while resurfacing of the footpath is undertaken.

Alternative route: Old London Road, Second Avenue, A414, Church Langley Way, London Road and vice versa.

The Order will come into effect on 16 August 2026 and may continue in force for 6 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(Cycletrack/Footway, Church Langley) - (Temporary Prohibition of Use) Order 2026
Further to notice: Under section 14(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), which commenced on 11 August 2026.
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council has made the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
Effect of the order: To temporary close the cycletrack/footway, Church Langley, in the District of Harlow, from its junction with London Road, north and then northeast for approximately 425 metres.

The closure is scheduled to commence on 16 August 2026 to 16 February 2027 or where appropriate signs are showing and weather permitting.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while resurfacing of the footpath is undertaken.

Alternative route: London Road, Church Langley and vice versa.

The Order will come into effect on 16 August 2026 and may continue in force for 6 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(Epping Forest District) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Stopping) and (On-Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement Area) - (Amendment No.61) Order 202*
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council proposes to make the above Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 3(2), 4(1), 4(2), 32(1), 35(1), 45, 46, 49, 53 and Parts III and IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended).
Effect of the order:
1. To Revoke: ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ Restrictions on the following length of road
Road Name: Newmans Lane, Loughton

Description:
West Side: From a point approximately 16 metres north of its junction with Borders Lane northeast for approximately 5 metres.

East Side: From a point approximately 19 metres north of its junction with Borders Lane northeast for approximately 2 metres.

This Order will be incorporated into ‘The Essex County Council (Epping Forest District) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Stopping) and (On-Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement Area) Consolidation Order 2019’ by substituting map tiles: TQ430 962 Revision 2 to Revision 3.

2. To Implement: ‘No Stopping at Any Time Except Buses’ bus cage markings
Road Name: Newmans Lane, Loughton

Description:
West Side: From a point approximately 16 metres north of its junction with Borders Lane northeast for approximately 23 metres.

East Side: From a point approximately 19 metres north of its junction with Borders Lane northeast for approximately 23 metres.

Please note: The consultation for these bus cage markings is retrospective and is to formalise facilities that are already in place.

Further details: All associated documents for the proposed scheme are available on the Essex Highways website: www.essexhighways.org/Traffic-Regulation-Orders.

If you need to view a hard copy of these documents, please call (or text) 07761 758317 to arrange a suitable time to inspect the documents quoting the below reference number. Documents can be made available for inspection 8:30am – 5:30pm Mon - Thurs and 8:30am – 5:00pm on Friday, at: Essex County Council, County Hall E Block Main Reception, Market Road, Chelmsford. Alternatively, documents can be posted to you upon request.

Objections: Anyone who wishes to object to the proposed scheme should send the grounds for their objection in writing to the above address or via email quoting Reference: - TRAF/8809 to: TrafficRegulation.Order@essexhighways.org, by 11 September 2026.

(Harlow District) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Stopping) and (On-Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement Area) - (Amendment No.86) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given Colchester City Council acting on behalf of the North Essex Parking Partnership in exercise of the delegated powers of the traffic authority Essex County Council granted under an Agreement dated 1st July 2022 has made the above Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4(1), 4(2), 32, 35, 45, 46, 49 and 53 and Parts III and IV of schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
The effect of the Order:
1. To introduce additional Disabled Badge Holders Only bays in West Gate Harlow.

This Order will be incorporated into The Essex County Council (Harlow District) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Stopping) and (On-Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement Area) Consolidation Order 2019 by replacing tile numbers TL440 100 revision 4 with revision 5

Date of operation: The Order will come into operation on 31st August 2026.

Further details: The Order and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Orders can be viewed at: https://north.parkingpartnership.org/traffic-regulation/.

Application to the high court: Anyone who wishes to question the validity of the Order 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 the Act, or any instrument made under it, has not been complied with in relation to the Order, may within six weeks from the date of the making of the Order apply to the High Court for this purpose.

Jake England Service Director,
COLCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG

Notice Of Confirmation Of An Order Highways Act 1980 Public Path Diversion Order 2026 Footpath 50 Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding In The District Of Epping Forest
On 06/08/2026 Essex County Council confirmed the above order made under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980. The effect of the order as confirmed will divert a part length of Footpath 50 Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding, commencing from a point at grid reference 55936,20986 Postcode CM5 0PG, west of Ongar Road proceeding in a north-westward direction across the large, cultivated field to cross the River Roding and continue across an uncultivated field west north-westward to its connection with Footpath 27 Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding.

To an alternative route commencing from the aforementioned point west of Ongar Road proceeding west north-westward along the farm track to the next track junction where it deviates north westward across the uncultivated field to a bridge crossing of the River Roding. On the north side of the river bank the path continues at the field edge curving round in a westward direction to exit the field joining a track and heading north westward to connect with Footpath 29 Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding as shown on the order map.

A copy of the order as confirmed, and the order map can be requested to be posted or viewed by emailing: publicpathorders@essexhighways.org, to arrange a suitable time to view the document quoting the order title. The document can be made available for inspection from 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon – Fri, at: Essex County Council, County Hall, E Block Main Reception, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH. A copy is also available on the Essex Highways website at: www.essexhighways.org/public-path-notices, and has also been sent to Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding and Epping Forest District Councils.

The alternative route comes into force on 04/09/2026 and the old route will be stopped up with effect from 11/09/2026, but if a person aggrieved by the order wants to question its validity, or that of any provision contained in it, on the ground that it is not within the powers of the Highways Act 1980, as amended, or on the ground that any requirement of the Act, as amended, or of any regulation made under the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order, he or she may, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act, within 6 weeks from 20/08/2026, make an application to the High Court.

(A414 Edinburgh Way, Harlow) (Special Event) - (Temporary 30MPH Speed Limit) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council intends, not less than seven days from the date of this notice, to make the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
Effect of the order: To temporarily introduce a 30mph speed limit on the following length of A414 Edinburgh Way, in the District of Harlow, from its junction with Elizabeth Way Roundabout northeast to its junction with Howard Way Roundabout (The road is currently 50MPH)

The speed restriction is scheduled to commence on 28 August 2026 to 30 August 2026 or where appropriate signs are showing, and weather permitting and is required for the safety of the public while Harlow Town Show takes place.

The Order will come into effect on 28 August 2026 and may continue in force for 18 months or until the event have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(Footpaths 65, 66, 67, 121, Harlow) - (Harlow Town Show, Special Event) - (Temporary Prohibition of Use) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council has made the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended).
Effect of the orders: To temporarily introduce closures on the following footpaths in the District of Harlow.

Footpath No — Description:

Footpath 65, Harlow - From its junction with footpath 66, southwest for approximately 275 metres.

Footpath 66, Harlow - From its junction with Edinburgh Way southeast for approximately 340 metres to its junction with Park Lane.

Footpath 67, Harlow - From its junction with Edinburgh Way southeast for approximately 135 metres.

Footpath 121, Harlow - From its junction with Footpath 65 southeast for approximately 108 metres to its junction with Park Lane.

The temporary restrictions are scheduled to commence on 24 August 2026 to 02 September 2026 or where appropriate signs are showing and are required for the safety of the public while Harlow Town Show takes place. The area will be barriered off, with stewards during event hours.

The diversion will be via: School Lane, Edinburgh Way, Park Lane, Fifth Avenue and vice versa.

The Order will come into effect on 24 August 2026 and may continue in force for 6 months or until the Event has been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(Hook Lane, Stapleford Abbotts) - (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council intends, not less than seven days from the date of this notice, to make the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Effect of the order: To temporarily close that length of Hook Lane, Stapleford Abbotts in the District of Epping Forest, from a point approximately 85m south west of its junction with Stapleford Road for a distance of approximately 50m in a south westerly direction.

The closure is scheduled to commence on 22nd September 2026 for 2 days or where stated on a valid permit (BC411001WGTR7C3S – Openreach). The scheduled dates may vary for these works with appropriate signs showing and/or displayed on one.network.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while pole replacement works are undertaken by Openreach.

An alternative route is available via Hook Lane, Manor Road, Lambourne Road, A112, B174, B1459, B175 and vice versa.

The Order will come into effect on 27th August 2026 and may continue in force for 18 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(Sidney Road, Theydon Bois) - (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council intends, not less than seven days from the date of this notice, to make the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Effect of the order: To temporarily close that length of Sidney Road, Theydon Bois in the District Epping Forest, from a point approximately 100m south east of its junction with Coppice Row for a distance of approximately 50m in a south easterly direction.

The closure is scheduled to commence on 21st September 2026 for 5 days or where stated on a valid permit (EC30078227396 – UK Power Networks). The scheduled dates may vary for these works with appropriate signs showing and/or displayed on one.network.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while new connection works are undertaken by UK Power Networks.

No diversion route is available.

The Order will come into effect on 27th August 2026 and may continue in force for 18 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(The Hornbeams, Harlow) - (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council intends, not less than seven days from the date of this notice, to make the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Effect of the order: To temporarily close that length of The Hornbeams, Harlow in the District of Harlow, from its junction with Hodings Road to its junction with Herons Wood a distance of approximately 205m.

The closure is scheduled to commence on 21st September 2026 for 43 days or where stated on a valid permit (AZ5011001519553 – Cadent Gas). The scheduled dates may vary for these works with appropriate signs showing and/or displayed on one.network. The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while mains replacement works are undertaken by Cadent Gas.

An alternative route is available via Hodings Road, Rivermill and vice versa (with access only into The Hornbeams).

The Order will come into effect on 27th August 2026 and may continue in force for 18 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(Chalk Lane, Harlow) - (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council has made the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Effect of the order: To temporarily close that length of Chalk Lane, Harlow in the District of Harlow, from a point approximately 90m southeast of its junction with Matching Road for a distance of approximately 30m in a south easterly direction.

The closure is scheduled to commence on 7th September 2026 for 5 days, or where stated on a valid permit (EC30078417433 – UK Power Networks). The scheduled dates may vary for these works with appropriate signs showing and/or displayed on one.network. The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while new supply works are undertaken by UK Power Networks.

No diversion route is available.

The Order came into effect on 13th August 2026 and may continue in force for 18 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(Church Road/Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill) - (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council has made the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Effect of the order:
1. To temporarily close that length of Church Road, Buckhurst Hill in the District of Epping Forest, from its junction with High Road for a distance of approximately 45m in a north westerly direction.

2. To temporarily close that length of Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill in the District of Epping Forest, from its junction with High Road for a distance of approximately 45m in an easterly direction.

The closures are scheduled to commence on 7th September 2026 for 12 days or where stated on a valid permit (MU093TML-NL-00003241-03/U093TML-NL-00003241-02 – Thames Water Utilities). The scheduled dates may vary for these works with appropriate signs showing and/or displayed on one.network. The closures are required for the safety of the public and workforce while water connection works are undertaken by Thames Water Utilities.

Alternative routes are available via:
1. High Road, Manor Road, A104, Stag Lane, High Road and vice versa.

2. B170, Westbury Road, Russell Road, Gladstone Road, High Road, Manor Road, A104, Stag Lane, High Road and vice versa.

The Order came into effect on 13th August 2026 and may continue in force for 18 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.Top of Form

(Fairfield Road, Ongar) - (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council has made the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Effect of the order: To temporarily close that length of Fairfield Road, Ongar in the District of Epping Forest, from its junction with The Borough to its junction with Turners Close a distance of approximately 60m.

The closure is scheduled to commence on 7th September 2026 for 5 days or where stated on a valid permit (EC30091648185 – UK Power Networks). The scheduled dates may vary for these works with appropriate signs showing and/or displayed on one.network. The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while new connection works are undertaken by UK Power Networks.

No diversion route is available.

The Order came into effect on 13th August 2026 and may continue in force for 18 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(Station Way, Buckhurst Hill) - (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council has made the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Effect of the order: To temporarily close that length of Station Way, Buckhurst Hill in the District of Epping Forest, from its junction with Forest Edge to its junction with Walnut Way a distance of approximately 230m.

The closure is scheduled to commence on 9th September 2026 for 9 days or where stated on a valid permit (EP20149081616 – Essex County Council). The scheduled dates may vary for these works with appropriate signs showing and/or displayed on one.network. The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while structural investigation works are undertaken by Essex County Council.

Diversion 1 (clockwise): Station Way, Buckhurst Way, Albert Road, B170, Kings Avenue, Forest Edge.

Diversion 2 (anticlockwise): Station Way, Chestnut Road, Chestnut Avenue, Oak Rise, Buckhurst Way, Albert Road, B170, Victoria Road, Back Lane, Kings Place, Princes Road, Forest Edge.

The Order came into effect on 13th August 2026 and may continue in force for 18 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

(York Hill/Potters Close, Loughton) - (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council has made the above Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Effect of the order:
1. To temporarily close that length of York Hill, Loughton in the District of Epping Forest, from its junction with Kings Hill for a distance of approximately 150m in a north easterly direction.

2. To temporarily close that length of Potters Close, Loughton in the District of Epping Forest, from its junction with York Hill for a distance of approximately 20m in a north westerly direction.

These closures are scheduled to commence on 10th September 2026 for 1 day or where stated on a valid permit (BC008WH1PRR5H01L2CSB/BC008WH1PRR5HL2CSB – Openreach). The scheduled dates may vary for these works with appropriate signs showing and/or displayed on one.network. The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while cabling works are undertaken by Openreach.

An alternative route is available via: York Hill, Queens Road, Pump Hill and vice versa.

The Order came into effect on 13th August 2026 and may continue in force for 18 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

DATED: 20TH AUGUST 2026