Lord Street

Notice is hereby given that Salford City Council proposes to make the city of Salford (Lord Street Area, Broughton) (Prohibition of Waiting) Order 2022 under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the order will be to introduce the following:

No waiting at any time on:

Lord Street

1. North east side, from 10m north west of the access to Countess Grove, in a south easterly direction to 10m south east of the access to Countess Grove
2. North east side, from the access opposite Kempster Gardens, north westerly for 10m
3. North east and north side, from the access opposite Kempster Gardens, south easterly to Maccoll Avenue, a distance of 59m
4. North side, from Maccoll Avenue, easterly for 10m
5. North side, from 10m west of the access between numbers 35 and 37 Lord Street, easterly to 10m east of the access between numbers 35 and 37 Lord Street
6. North side, from 9m west of Whitsun Avenue easterly then north easterly to 33m south west of Broughton Lane, a distance of 118m
7. East and south side, from 25.5m south of Broughton Lane southerly then westerly to 10m west of the access between numbers 56 and 58 Lord Street
8. South side, from 10m east of the access to Oriel Gardens westerly to 10m west of the access to Oriel Garden
9. South side, from 15.5m east of Whitsun Avenue easterly for 24.5m
10. South side, from 10m west of Ascension Road easterly to 10m east of Ascension Road
11. South west side, from 10m north west Kempster Gardens south easterly to 10m south east of Kempster Gardens.

Maccoll Avenue

Both sides, from Lord Street in a northerly direction for 10m.

Ascension Road

1. Both sides, from Lord Street southerly for 10m; and
2. West side, from 10m north of Kempster Gardens southerly to 10m south of Kempster Gardens.

Whitsun Avenue

East side, from 10m north of Hatton Gardens southerly to 10m south of Hatton Gardens.

A copy of the proposed order together with plans showing the proposals and a statement of the council's reasons for proposing to make the order may be inspected at Swinton Gateway, 100 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 6BP Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm.

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 18 July 2022 quoting ref PSH/OUT1093/992.

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

Dated: 23 June 2022

Draft order

City of Salford, (Lord Street Area, Broughton) (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

1. 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

2. 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 sides of the lengths of road specified in the Schedule to this order.

Exemption from prohibition – general exemptions

3. (1) Nothing in Article 2 of this order shall prevent any person to cause or permit 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 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 lengths 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).

Commencement

4. This order shall come into operation on 23 June 2022 and may be cited as the City of Salford (Lord Street Area, Broughton) (Prohibition of Waiting) Order 2022.

Schedule

No waiting at any time

Lord Street:
North east side, From a point 10 metres north west of the north western extended kerbline of the access to Countess Grove, in a south easterly direction, to a point 10 meters south east of the south eastern extended kerbline of the access to Countess Grove

Lord Street:
North east side, From the north western extended kerbline of access opposite Kempster Gardens, in a north westerly direction for a distance of 10 metres

Lord Street:
North east and north side, From the south eastern extended kerbline of access opposite Kempster Gardens, in a south easterly direction to the western extended kerbline of Maccoll Avenue, a distance of 59 metres

Lord Street:
North side, From the eastern extended kerbline of Maccoll Avenue, in an easterly direction for a distance of 10 metres

Lord Street:
North side, From a point 10 metres west of the western extended kerbline of the access between numbers 35 and 37 Lord Street, in an easterly direction to a point 10 metres east of the eastern extended kerbline of the access between numbers 35 and 37 Lord Street

Lord Street:
North side, From a point 9 metres west of the western extended kerbline of Whitsun Avenue, in a easterly then north easterly direction, to a point 33 metres south west of the southern extended kerbline of Broughton Lane, a distance of 118 metres

Lord Street:
East and south side, From a point 25.5 metres south of the southern extended kerbline of Broughton Lane, in a southerly then westerly direction to a point 10 metres west of the south western extended kerbline of the access between numbers 56 and 58 Lord Street

Lord Street:
South side, From a point 10 metres east of the eastern extended kerbline of the access to Oriel Gardens, in a westerly direction, to a point 10 metres west of the western extended kerbline of the access to Oriel Gardens

Lord Street:
South side, From a point 15.5 metres east of the eastern extended kerbline of Whitsun Avenue, in an easterly direction for a distance of 24.5 metres

Lord Street:
South side, From a point 10 metres west of the western extended kerbline of Ascension Road, in an easterly direction, to a point 10 metres east of the eastern extended kerbline of Ascension Road

Lord Street:
South west side, From a point 10 metres north west of the north western extended kerbline of Kempster Gardens, in a south easterly direction, to a point 10 metres south east of the south eastern extended kerbline of Kempster Gardens

Maccoll Avenue:
Both sides, from the extended northern kerbline of Lord Street, in a northerly direction for 10 metres

Ascension Road:
Both sides, from the extended southern kerbline of Lord Street, in a southerly direction for 10 metres

Ascension Road:
West side, From a point 10 metres north of the northern extended kerbline of Kempster Gardens, in a southerly direction, to a point 10 metres south of the southern extended kerbline of Kempster Gardens

Whitsun Avenue:
East side, From a point 10 metres north of the northern extended kerbline of Hatton Gardens, in a southerly direction, to a point 10 metres south of the southern extended kerbline of Hatton Gardens

Statement of reasons

Vehicles in the Lord Street area are parking too close to the junctions and on the inside of bends, affecting sight lines and reducing visibility. This is making exiting several of the junctions and access points in the area hazardous for drivers. It is also obstructing sight lines round the bend preventing drivers from seeing traffic coming in the opposite direction.  

The parking on the junctions is also affecting pedestrians, as drivers tend to park right on the junctions at dropped crossing points and partly block or fully block the narrow footways. This leads to anyone with a pram or wheelchair, walking sticks etc. often being forced to walk in the road to get past offending vehicle.

It has also been noted that, on the wider sections of footway, vehicles are parking fully on the pavement, limiting use by pedestrians, especially anyone with a pram or wheelchair, walking sticks etc.  Again, in some instances, this is leading to pedestrians having to walk in the road to get past the vehicle.

It is therefore proposed to introduce the standard 10 metres prohibition of waiting at the affected junctions. These proposals are in line with Rule 243 of the Highway Code. Further prohibitions of waiting will be placed along bends in the carriageway between junctions where vehicles are parking fully on the footway.

These measures will ensure that an appropriate amount of visibility is maintained at junctions and on bends and that vulnerable road users are not forced into the carriageway; thus, creating a safer highway environment for all road users and encouraging walking and cycling along this route.