Elms Close

City of Salford (Worsley Road North, Bolton Road, Thorpe Street And Elms Close) (Prohibition Of Waiting) Order 2022

The council of the city of Salford 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 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:

(1) '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;

'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.

(2) 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.

(3) The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

No waiting at any time

Save as provided in Article 3 of this order no person shall, except upon the direction or with the permission of a constable in uniform, a civil enforcement officer or a traffic warden, cause or permit any vehicle to wait at any time on the length of road specified in the Schedule to this order.

Exemption from prohibition – general exemptions

(1) Nothing in Article 2 of this order shall prevent any person to cause or permit any vehicle to wait on the length 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 length of road;  or
  • the laying, erection, alteration or repair, in or on land adjacent to the said length 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 Telecommunications Act 1984;
• 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 length 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; or
• goods to be loaded on to or unloaded from the vehicle.

Exemption for disabled persons’ vehicles

(2) Nothing in Article 2 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).

Schedule

No waiting at any time

A copy of the proposed order, a plan of the area and statement of the council's reasons for proposing to make the above order may be examined at Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 5DA, 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

Alternately, copies of the documentation may be requested via the email phlegal@manchester.gov.uk or the postal address below.

If you wish to object to the proposed order you should send the grounds of your objection in writing to Fiona Ledden, City Solicitor: PO box 532, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA or phlegal@manchester.gov.uk by the 23 January 2023 quoting ref STG/OUT1093/1033

Dated:  22 December 2022

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

Statement of reasons

To improve the amenities of the development and maintain the access into the development; new traffic restrictions are to be introduced. The new restrictions will protect junctions and turning head against obstructive, inconsiderate parking.

It is proposed to introduce a Traffic Regulation Order as ‘No Waiting At Any Time’ parking restrictions on specific areas of Worsley Road North, Thorpe Street and Elms Close as indicated on the attached plans. This will stop vehicles from parking on the footway, which were causing damage to the footway and possibly a hinderance to the pedestrians.

The restrictions would always provide visibility for vehicles and pedestrians at junctions. This is to maintain traffic flows and maintain visibility at the junction for vehicles safe access to the new development, as well as keeping clear the turning head for service vehicles to turn round in, so that they do not have to reverse long distance, creating a hazard to other road users.

Details of the proposals are set out in the accompanying documents and plan.