Decision details

The Council is implementing School Streets to create safer, healthier, calmer spaces outside schools at the start and end of the school day. They can apply to a whole street, part of a street or several roads.

During School Street operating hours, vehicle access is restricted to help create a safer environment for children. However, some vehicles are allowed access if it's essential and this is prescribed in the Traffic Regulation Order for each School Street.

Vehicles that are exempt from the restricted hours are to be issued with a digital permit to ensure that authorisation can be demonstrated to either marshals on site, or to prevent enforcement action where Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) enforcement cameras are installed.

Effective management and enforcement of these digital permits requires an operational update to the Council’s On-Street Parking Permit Terms and Conditions.

To update to the published Terms and Conditions to include School Street access permits.

1. To update the On-Street Parking Permit Terms and Conditions to include School Street access permits. This is the recommended option.

2. Not to include the School Street access permits within the On-Street Parking Permit Terms and Conditions. This option is not recommended as it lacks transparency to permit applicants and may prevent the Council from taking appropriate action where permits are identified as being misused, or where the permit holder does not meet the requirements as prescribed in the legal orders.