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Colchester - Temporary Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions due to an Event

CO1•Published 22/10/26
Colchester Evening Gazette • 

What is happening?

Essex County Council

(High Street, Head Street, St Nicholas Street, Culver Street East and North Hill Colchester)

(Temporary Stopping, Loading and Waiting Restriction) 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 intends to make the above order under Section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

Effects of the order: To suspend parking and waiting restrictions and to introduce no waiting and no loading on the High Street, St Nicholas Street, Head Street and Culver Street East in the City of Colchester. A temporary taxi rank will also be introduced on North Hill in the City of Colchester for the duration of the event.

1. To introduce no waiting and no loading on the following length of roads in the City of Colchester

Road

Description

High Street

Both sides for its entire length

St Nicholas Street

Both sides for its entire length

Head Street

Both sides for its entire length

Culver Street East

Both sides starting at the junction with Long Wyre Street, east to the end of the road

2. To introduce no stopping except taxis on the following length of roads in the City of Colchester

Road

Description

North Hill

West side from a point 32 metres north of its junction with Balkerne Passage north for a distance of 28 metres

The Essex County Council (Colchester Borough) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Stopping) and (On-Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement Area) Consolidation Order 2019 will be temporarily amended in so far as it relates to the waiting, stopping and loading restrictions detailed in this Notice.

The Order will come into operation at 6pm on 7th November 2026 and will continue in force until 1pm on 8th November 2026.

Jake England, NEPP Service Director, Colchester City Council, Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG

DATE: 22ND OCTOBER 2026

How long will it take?

Planned start

7-Nov-2026

Estimated end

8-Nov-2026

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