Decision details

Single Member Decision to proceed to implementation on the Church Street pilot intervention as part of the Liveable Neighbourhoods programme.

(1)  To note the high levels of support identified in the public engagement held during August 2022.

(2)  To proceed with the implementation of a pilot through traffic restriction on Church Street, as set out in the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) Notice of Making in Appendix A to the report.

(3)  To note the intention to proceed with the implementation as soon as a decision is made, and as such the potential interface with the Christmas embargo period.

To enable the project to maintain its current timetable and deliver maximum benefit and value to the community as soon as possible.

A one-way along Church Street was considered and dismissed for the following reasons:

·  The route would continue to be used as a through route.

·  Speeding is likely to remain a problem.

·  Residents would have to access the full length of Church Street via either Prior Park Road or Widcombe Hill.

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) enforcement was also considered and dismissed for the following reasons:

·  Access would still be needed for visitors and other services.

·  Speeding is likely to remain a problem.

·  ANPR cameras would not be in keeping with the heritage of the area.

·  The cost would be higher than the proposed modal filter.

·  It would take longer to implement than the proposed modal filter.