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Southend on Sea - Multiple Traffic Notices, Temporary Road Closures and Parking Restrictions for Arboricultural Works
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SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIANS, PARKING, SUSPENSION OF PARKING BAYS, PROHIBITION OF ONE-WAY TRAFFIC, STOPPING, WAITING, LOADING AND UNLOADING (TT026-27-53) ORDER 2026
(PLEASANT ROAD, PRIORY AVENUE, ST ANN’S ROAD, HARTINGTON ROAD, HARTINGTON PLACE, ALBANY AVENUE, SOUTH AVENUE)
Notice is hereby given that Southend-on-Sea City Council intends, no 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.
The effect of the Order will be to prohibit vehicles from proceeding, stopping, waiting, loading, unloading and parking, and to prohibit pedestrians from proceeding, at the locations specified in the Table below.
The effect of the Order will also be to suspend the one-way restriction on Pleasant Road to facilitate the diversion route associated with the closures of Hartington Road and Hartington Place.
The alternative routes will be via the Table of this notice.
The restrictions are scheduled to commence on the dates specified in the Table below, or when the appropriate traffic signs are in place, and are subject to suitable weather conditions.
Where footways are affected by the works, pedestrians will be prohibited from proceeding along the affected section of footway and will be diverted via an alternative signed route.
The Order will come into effect on 13 November 2026 from 8.30am until 4.30pm daily and will remain in force until 04 December 2026. The restrictions shall apply only during the dates and times specified in the Schedule below. The Order may continue in force for up to 6 months, or until the works have been completed, whichever occurs first.
The closure is required to ensure the safety of the public and workforce whilst arboricultural works are undertaken.
Access for emergency vehicles and residents will be maintained at all times where possible. Pedestrian access will be maintained except where a temporary footway closure is in operation, in which case a signed pedestrian diversion route will be provided.
The prohibitions or restrictions will apply only during such time and to such extent as indicated by traffic signs prescribed by the TRAFFIC SIGNS REGULATIONS AND GENERAL DIRECTIONS 2016.
Any vehicle in contravention of any restriction/prohibition imposed by this Notice may be issued with a Penalty Charge Notice and removed under the provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004.
Table
Road Name | Extent/Prohibition | Diversion | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
Pleasant Road | From Marine Parade to Ash Walk/Traffic, Parking and Pedestrians. Prohibition of one-way traffic from Marine Parade to Hartington Place. | Hartington Road, Marine Parade. | 13/11/26 |
Priory Avenue | Entire Road/Traffic, Parking and Pedestrians. | Priory Crescent, Victoria Avenue, East Street and vice versa. | 20/11/26 |
St Ann’s Road | Entire Road/Traffic, Parking and Pedestrians | Milton Street, Guildford Road, Sutton Road. | 24/11/26 to 26/11/26 |
Hartington Road | Entire Road/Traffic, Parking and Pedestrians. Parking bays adjacent to Nos. 3-29 and Nos. 26-40 Hartington Road to be suspended. | Pleasant Road, Marine Parade and vice versa. | 24/11/26 |
Hartington Place | Entire Road/Traffic, Parking and Pedestrians | Hartington Road, Marine Parade, Pleasant Road and vice versa. | 24/11/26 |
Albany Avenue | Entire Road/Traffic, Parking and Pedestrians | Salisbury Avenue, Cliff Avenue, North Road and vice versa. | 25/11/26 |
South Avenue | Phase 1) Hamstel Road to Lonsdale Road, Traffic, Parking and Pedestrians. Phase 2) Westbury Road to The Grove, Traffic, Parking and pedestrians. Phase 3) Lonsdale Road to Westbury Road, Traffic, Parking and Pedestrians. | Phase 1) Hamstel Road, North Avenue, Lonsdale Road. Phase 2) Westbury Road, North Avenue, The Grove. Phase 3) Lonsdale Road, North Avenue, Westbury Road. | 30/11/26 to 04/12/26 |
Director of Infrastructure & Environment
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Dated: 6th November 2026
Contact: TRO@southend.gov.uk
Open to feedback
From
6-Nov-2026
To
27-Nov-2026
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