Lester Road

City of Salford (Lester Road, Little Hulton, Salford, Prohibition of Waiting and Loading) Order 2022

Salford City Council in exercise of its powers under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3) and 4(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ("the Act") and Part lV of Schedule 9 to the Act, and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police for the County of Greater Manchester in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Interpretation 

In this Order:

• “disabled person’s badge” has the same meaning as in The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000
• “disabled person’s vehicle” means a vehicle lawfully displaying a disabled person’s badge being a vehicle which, immediately before or after any period of waiting allowed by virtue of a provision of a kind required by the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England) Regulations 2000 to be included in an order under the Act, has been or is to be used for carrying disabled persons as passengers
• “delivering” and “collecting” in relation to postal packets includes checking the goods for the purposes of their delivery or collection
• “parking disc” means a disc, issued by a local authority, 125 millimetres square, coloured blue and capable of showing the quarter hour period during which a period of waiting begins, which has not ceased to be valid.
• “owner” in relation to a vehicle means the person by whom such a vehicle is kept and used;
• “trailer” means any vehicle other than a motor vehicle;

For the purpose of this Order a vehicle shall be regarded as displaying:

• a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position if:
  • the badge is exhibited on the dashboard or facia of the vehicle, or
  • where the vehicle is not fitted with a dashboard or facia, the badge is exhibited in a conspicuous position on the vehicle, so that the front of the badge is clearly legible from the outside of the vehicle;
• a parking disc in the relevant position if:
  • the disc is exhibited on the dashboard or facia of the vehicle; or where the vehicle does not have a dashboard or facia, the disc is exhibited in a conspicuous position on the vehicle, so that, when marked to show the quarter-hour period during which a period of waiting began, that period is clearly legible from the outside of the vehicle.

The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Amendment of existing order

The Orders specified below are amended to the extent as specified in Schedule 1.

No waiting at any time

Save as provided in Article 5 of this Order no person shall, except upon the direction or with the permission of a constable in uniform or a civil enforcement officer cause or permit any vehicle to wait at any time on the lengths of road specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

No loading at any time

Nothing in Article 5 of this Order shall permit any person to cause or permit any vehicle to wait to enable goods to be loaded onto or from the vehicle at any time on the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 3 to this Order.

Exemptions from prohibitions and restrictions - general exemptions 

Nothing in Articles 3 and 4 of this Order shall prevent any person from causing or permitting any vehicle to wait on the lengths of road referred to in that Article for so long as may be necessary to enable:

• a person to board or alight from the vehicle;
• the vehicle, if it cannot conveniently be used for such purpose in any other road, to be used in connection with any of the following operations, namely:
• building, industrial or demolition operations;
• the removal of any obstruction to traffic;
• the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of the said side of length of road; or
• the laying, erection, alteration or repair, in or on land adjacent to the said lengths of road, of any sewer or of any main, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity or of any telecommunications apparatus defined in the Communications Act 2003;
• the vehicle, if it cannot conveniently be used for such purpose in any other road, to be used in the service of a local authority or a water authority in pursuance of statutory powers or duties;
• the vehicle to be used for the purpose of delivering or collecting postal packets as defined in the Postal Services Act 2000;
• the vehicle to take in petrol, oil, water or air from any garage situated on or adjacent to the said side of length of road;
• the vehicle to wait at or near to any premises situated on or adjacent to the said lengths of road for so long as such waiting by that vehicle is reasonably necessary in connection with any funeral;
• the vehicle to be used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes.

Exemption for disabled persons’ vehicles

Nothing in Article 3 of this Order shall prevent any person to cause or permit a disabled person's vehicle which displays in the relevant position a disabled person's badge, and a parking disc (on which the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle, has marked the time at which the period of waiting began) to wait on the length of road referred to in that Article for a period not exceeding 3 hours (not being a period separated by an interval of less than 1 hour from a previous period of waiting by the same vehicle on the same length of road on the same day) provided always that no such vehicle may wait:  

• at any time in any of the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 2 to this Order

Schedule 1 - Amendment of existing order

Order - Extent of amendment

By the deletion of the following lengths of road from the schedules to the Order as specified below.

The City of Salford (Greater Manchester County) (Various Roads Urban Core) (Street Parking Places) (County Order 1983) Amendment order 1992

• Little Hulton, Lester Road, west side, from a point 99 metres south of the junction with Manchester Road West for a distance of 30 metres in a southerly direction
• The City of Salford (Lester Road, Little Hulton, Worsley) (Prohibition of Waiting) (Amendment) Order 1998 - revoke in its entirety

Schedule 2 - No waiting at any time 

Lester Road

• Both sides from a point 15m southwest from its junction with A6 Manchester Road West in a south westerly direction for a distance of 346 metres

Schedule 3 - No loading at any time

Lester Road

• both sides from the southwestern extended kerbline of A6 Manchester Road west in a south westerly direction for 15 metres.

A6 Manchester Road West

• South west side, from a point 15m north west of the north western extended kerb line of Lester Road, to a point 15m south east of the south eastern extended kerb line of Lester Road.

Site notice 

Salford City Council proposes to make the following Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

The title and effects of the Orders is as follows: 

City of Salford (Lester Road, Little Hulton, Salford, Prohibition of Waiting and Loading) Order 2022

No Waiting at any Time:

Lester Road

• Both sides from a point 15m south west from its junction with A6 Manchester Road West in a south west direction for 346m.

No Loading at Any Time:

Lester Road

• Both sides from the SW extended kerb line of A6 Manchester Road West in south west direction for 15m.

A6 Manchester Road West

• South west side, from a point 15m north west of the north west extended kerbline of Lester Road, to a point 15m south east of the south east extended kerbline of Lester Road.

Existing Orders are to be amended to be consistent with the above proposals. A copy of the proposed Order together with the plans and a statement of the council's reasons for proposing to make the Order may be examined at Swinton Gateway, 100 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 6BP, Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm.

Alternatively write in to the address below or email the council for a copy of the documents placed on deposit.

Objections to the proposal must be sent in writing to phlegal@manchester.gov.uk or c/o Fiona Ledden, City Solicitor PO Box 532, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA, stating the grounds on which they are made, no later than 8 December 2022 (quoting reference L/AMSH/OUT1093/1049)

Dated: 17 November 2022

John Searle Strategic Director Place. Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 5DA. 

Statement of reasons

Lester Road

Following recent parking and maintenance issues on Lester Road (industrial estate) funding has been secured to reconstruct the road, entailing the reconstruction of the adopted highway, carriageway and footway areas.

As part of this work it is proposed to introduce parking restrictions, to ensure safe access for all vehicles, pedestrians and other road users, as well as addressing footway parking issues, where there has been the complete blocking of both footways, forcing any pedestrians to walk in the carriageway, which is a totally unacceptable situation and hazard to pedestrians.

The No Waiting at Any Time Restriction (NWAAT) will ensure all safe access along Lester Road are kept footways clear of parking, forcing pedestrians into the carriageway. They will also ensure visibility sight lines and help maintain two-way traffic flows. Additionally, it will ensure regular general maintenance of street lighting, gullies and sweeping can be carried out as necessary and prevent damage to footway from over running and parking, especially by HGVs.

It is also proposed to introduce a No Loading at Any Time Restriction to protect the first 15m of Lester Road. Any parking or loading on this section of road could severely effect movement at the junction and could lead to congestion and possibly collisions. The proposed restriction will mitigate this.

The above proposals will provide a safe and accessible road for all road users.

This page was last updated on 17 November 2022