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Colchester - St Botolph's Circus Regeneration & Traffic Management Changes

CO2•Published 29/10/26

Colchester Evening Gazette •

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Essex County Council

St Botolphs Circus Regeneration

Speed Limit, Banned Turns, One Way Exemption, Waiting Restrictions, Cycle Facilities and Crossings

Notice is hereby given that Essex County Council proposes to make the order below under S(1), 2(1) to (3), 3(2), 4(1), 4(2), 23, 32(1), 35(1), 45, 46, 49, 53, 84(1) (a) and (2) and Parts III and IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended).

The Essex County Council (A134, City of Colchester) (30mph Speed Limit) Order 202.*

To Revoke: A 40mph Speed Limit and To Implement: A 30mph Speed Limit.

Road	Description
A134 Southway	From a point approximately 16 metres west of its junction with Stanwell Street, East for approximately 133 metres.

The Essex County Council (Various Roads, City of Colchester) (Banned Turns) Order 202*.

To Implement: Banned Turns

Road	Prohibition	Direction of permitted Travel
Britannia Way	Right Hand Turn	Left Turn Only into St Botolph’s Street
St Botolph’s Street	Left Hand Turn	From its junction with Osbourne Street to its junction with St Botolph’s Circus Roundabout
St Botolph’s Street	Right Hand Turn	‘Ahead Only’.
Colchester Town Station Forecourt	Right Hand Turn	From the Colchester Town Station Forecourt/Magistrates Court access to A134 Magdalen Street ‘Turn Left Only’.

The Essex County Council (Stanwell Street & St Johns Green, Colchester) (One Way) Order 202*

To exempt cycles from the existing one way restriction and allow cycles to travel from west to east on St Johns Green from the western boundary with St Giles churchyard to its junction with Southway.

The Borough of Colchester (Stanwell Street & St Johns Green) (One Way) Order 1974 is hereby revoked however the restrictions therein will remain in force by virtue of the new order subject to this exemption.

The Essex County Council (City of Colchester) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Stopping) and (On-Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement Area) (Amendment No.76) Order 202*.

To Revoke: ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ Restrictions.

Road	Description
Stanwell Street	West Side – From a point approximately 2.5 metres North of its junction with A134 Southway, north for approximately 4 metres.
Stanwell Street	East side – From a point approximately 8 metres North of its junction with A134 Southway, north for approximately 4 metres.
A134 Southway	North side – From a point approximately 4 metres west of its junction with St Botolph’s Circus, West for approximately 7 metres.
A134 Southway	South side – From its junction with St Botolphs Circus west for approximately 31 metres.
St Botolph’s Street	West Side – From a point approximately 10 metres from its junction with Southway, North for approximately 8 metres.
Britannia Way	Both Sides – From its junction with St Botolph’s Street, East for approximately 12 metres.
Magdalen Street	South Side – From its junction with St Botolph’s Circus, East for approximately 4 metres.
St Botolph’s Circus	South Sides – From its junction with Magdalen Street, southwest for approximately 24 metres.

To Revoke: ‘No Waiting at Any Time No Loading and Unloading’ Restrictions.

Road	Description
St Botolph’s Street	Both Sides – From a point approximately 3 metres North from its junction with Britannia Way, North for approximately 7 metres.
Britannia Way	North Side – From a point approximately 1 metre from its junction with St Botolphs Street north for approximately 5 metres.
Britannia Way	South Side – From its junction with St Botolphs Circus northeast for approximately 7 metres.
St Botolphs Circus	North Side – From its junction with Britannia Way to its junction with Magdalen Street.
Mersea Road	East Side – From a point approximately 14 metres south of its junction with St Botolphs Circus south for approximately 13 metres.
Mersea Road	West Side – From its junction with St Botolphs Circus south for approximately 9 metres.

To Implement: No Waiting at Any Time’ Restrictions.

Road	Description
Stanwell Street	East side – From a point approximately 15 metres North of its junction with A134 Southway, north for approximately 2 metres.
Britannia Way	South Side – From its junction with St Botolphs Street north east for a distance of approximately 7 metres.
Magdalen Street	North side – From a point approximately 4 metres west of its junction with St Botolph’s Circus, West for approximately 7 metres.

To Implement: No Waiting at Any Time No Loading at any time Restrictions.

Road	Description
St Botolphs Street	East side – From its junction with Britannia Way south east for approximately 21 metres.
St Botolphs Circus	North side – From its junction with St Botolph’s Circus east for approximately 2 metres.

This Order will be incorporated into The Essex County Council (City of Colchester) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Stopping) and (On-Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement Area) Consolidation Order 2019 by substituting map tiles: TL995 247 Revision 2 – Revision 3, and TM000 247 Revision 1 to Revision 2.

Transcription note: The text above covers the visible portions of both images. The notice continues beyond the bottom edge of the second image. The original uses some inconsistent spelling and punctuation, which have largely been preserved.

The following changes to bus stop clearways are also proposed

To Remove: ‘No Stopping at Any Time except buses’ Restrictions.

Road	Description
Stanwell Street	East Side – From a point approximately 9 metres north of its junction with A134 Southway north for approximately 3 metres.

To Remove: No Stopping 7 am to 7pm except buses

Road	Description
Mersea Road	South-East Side: From its junction with St Botolph’s Circus southwest for approximately 13 metres.

To Implement: No Stopping 7am to 7pm except buses

Road	Description
St Botolphs Circus	South-East Side – From its junction with Magdalen Street southwest for approximately 38 metres.
Magdalen Street	North Side – From a point approximately 23 metres east of its junction with St Botolph’s Circus east for a distance of approximately 7 metres (extending existing bus stop to 44 metres).

Proposed Crossings

Notice is hereby given that under Sections 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) that the Essex County Council proposes to install the following Crossings:

To Implement: A ‘Toucan Crossing’

Road	Description
Stanwell Street	The Centre line of the crossing will be located approximately 5 metres north of its junction with A134 Southway.

To Implement: ‘Segregated Pedestrian and Cyclist Crossing’ Pedestrian crossing width 2.8m minimum, cyclist crossing width 3m

Road	Description
A134 Magdalen Street	Eastbound
	(i) The Centre line of the crossing will be located approximately 7 metres east of St Botolph’s Circus.
	(ii) Crossing Zigzags: Approximately 30 metres.
	Westbound: The centre line of the crossing will be located approximately 5 metres east of the junction with St Botolph’s Circus.
A134 Southway	Eastbound: the Centre line of the crossing will be located approximately 11 metres west of St Botolph’s Circus Westbound:
	(i) The Centre line of the crossing will be located approximately 15 metres west of the St Botolph’s Circus exit nosing.
	(ii) The width of the crossing between give way’ lines will be approximately 12 metres.
Britannia Way	(i) The Centre line of the crossing will be located approximately 6 metres northeast of the St Botolph’s Street nosing.
Mersea Road	Southbound:
	(i) The Centre line of the crossing will be located approximately 15 metres southwest of the St Botolph’s Circus exit nosing.
	(ii) The width of the crossing between give way’ lines will be approximately 12 metres.
	(iii) Crossing Zigzags: Approximately 25 metres.
	Northbound:
	(i) The Centre line of the crossing will be located approximately 5 metres south of the St Botolph’s Circus entry nosing.
St Botolph’s Street	The Centre line of the crossing will be located approximately 9 metres north of the St Botolph’s Street central reserve nosing.

Proposed Footway/Cycleway Restrictions

Notice is hereby given that the Essex County Council proposes to Implement Unsegregated shared use Footway/Cycleway on the following footways under highway improvement powers given by Section 65 and 66 of the Highways Act 1980 and all other enabling powers:

To Implement: ‘Two Way Unsegregated Footway/Cycleway’ Restrictions

Road	Description
A134 Southway	North Side:
	(i) From its junction with Stanwell Street, East for approximately 133 metres.
	(ii) From its junction with Stanwell Street, West for approximately 66 metres.
	South Side:
	(i) From a point the new pedestrian/cycle crossing west of its junction with St Botolphs Circus, North-West for approximately 28 metres.
St John’s Green	South Side: From its junction with A134 Southway, West for approximately 23 metres.
Magdalen Street	North side – From a point approximately 7 metres from its junction with St Botolph’s Circus, east for approximately 30 metres.
	South side – From a point 12 metres from its junction with St Botolphs Circus east for approximately 7 metres.
Mersea Road/Portland Road	The footway link from Portland Road to Mersea Road, a distance of approximately 21 metres.

Two-way Cycle Track

To Implement: Two-way Cycle Track (3 metres wide) with segregated footway

Road	Description
St Botolph’s Street	East Side:
	(i) From the eastern kerb line of the proposed Segregated Pedestrian and Cyclist Crossing on Britannia Way, South East for approximately 44 metres.
	(ii) From the western kerb line of the proposed Segregated Pedestrian and Cyclist Crossing on Britannia Way, West for approximately 6 metres.
	West Side – From the proposed Segregated Pedestrian and Cyclist Crossing on Southway northeast to the proposed pedestrian and cycle crossing on St Botolphs Street, a distance of approximately 33 metres.
St Botolphs Circus	Southeast Side – From the proposed Segregated Pedestrian and Cyclist Crossing on Magdalen Street southwest for approximately 52 metres to Mersea Road.
	Southwest side – From the western kerb line of the proposed Segregated Pedestrian and Cyclist Crossing on Mersea Road, northwest for approximately 52 metres.

Additional Cycle Restrictions

To Implement: ‘Segregated Westbound cycles and two way footway’

Road	Description
A134 Magdalen Street	South Side – From a point approximately 15 metres east of St Botolph’s Circus, east for approximately 9 metres.

To Implement: ‘Eastbound Cycles only width of 2 metres’

Road	Description
St Johns Green	North Side – From a point approximately 65 metres west of its junction with Southway east to its junction with Southway.

Further Details

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

If you need to view a hard copy of these documents, please call 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-5pm 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 to the address above or via email to: TrafficRegulation.Order@essexhighways.org Quoting reference: TRAF8717 by 20 November 2026.

Dated: 29 October 2026

County Hall, Chelmsford Essex County Council, Network Assurance

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