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Darwall Street, Leicester Street And Tower Street Pedestrian Zone - Prohibition Of Driving
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH
(DARWALL STREET, LEICESTER STREET AND TOWER STREET, WALSALL)
(PEDESTRIAN ZONE) (PROHIBITION OF DRIVING) (ONE WAY) ORDER 2026
NOTICE is hereby given that the Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council HAS made the following Order under Sections 1, 2 and 4 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984.
Restrictions under the Order
The Order will come into operation on 9th April 2027 and includes the following effects as advertised in the Express and Star Newspaper dated 10th April 2026.
One Way Traffic
Darwall Street in a north easterly direction from its junction with St Paul’s Street to its junction with Tower Street.
Tower Street from its junction with Darwall Street south eastwards for 18 metres.
Pedestrian Zone (Prohibition of Driving) with Exemptions
Darwall Street and Leicester Street – whole length.
Tower Street from its junction with Darwall Street south eastwards for 18 metres. Exemptions for:
Loading and unloading of goods in a marked loading bay (6pm – 10am only), Darwall Street.
Permit holders at any time (for access to off-street parking areas), Darwall Street.
Pedal cycles and buses, Darwall Street & Tower Street.
Revocations
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (Darwall Street, Leicester Street and Tower Street, Walsall) (Pedestrian Zone) (Prohibition of Driving) (One Way) Order 2014.
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (Tower St and Darwall St Walsall) (Weight Restriction) Order 2005.
Further Information
Full details of the Order and plans which show the roads subject to the Order may be examined by appointment at The Civic Centre, Darwall Street, WALSALL, during normal office hours. (Ref: GW/2265/6173) by contacting the Permanent and Temporary Traffic Management Team on telephone number 01922 650000 or via the email address
trafficmanagement@walsall.gov.uk.
If you wish to question the validity of the Order or any of the provisions contained in it on the grounds that they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, or on the grounds that any requirements of that Act or of any instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order you may within six weeks from 13 November 2026, apply to the High Court for this purpose.
Dated this 13th day of November 2026
Head of Highway & Network Management
The Council House, Walsall, WS1 1TW
GW/2265/6173
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