Decision details

RESOLVED: To

1.1.        Note that the School Streets Experimental Traffic Management Order (ETMO) (order reference 2020/30) in respect of the 10 school street areas identified at 1.4 below, effective from 1 September 2020 expired on 28 February 2022 (the ‘Expired ETMO’).

1.2.        Note that 123 representations were received during the first six months of the Expired ETMO being in force (detailed in Appendix A) and that a petition was received from residents of Court Avenue / Tudor Close at full Council on 5 July 2021, the content of which is discussed, in section 4.3.10.

1.3.        Note that the six month period for objection:

1.3.1.   coincided with school closures for the period from13 December 2020 to 8 March 2021;

1.3.2.   did not coincide with a period of ‘business as usual’ traffic due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and resulting periods of lockdown;

1.3.3.   contained inconsistent enforcement; and

1.3.4.   was not extended to enable objections to be received for six months from the point of amendment of the Expired ETMO on 30 October 2022; the result of which is that the objection period was insufficient for the Council to take a decision on progressing the expired ETMO to a permanent traffic regulation order.

1.4.        That the Traffic Management Advisory Committee recommend to the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Croydon to introduce 10 School Streets at the following sites:

(i) Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown)

(ii) Downsview Primary School (Norbury Park)

(iii) Ecclesbourne Primary School (Bensham Manor)

(iv) Harris Primary Academy Haling Park (South Croydon)

(v) Keston Primary School (Old Coulsdon)

(vi) Harris Primary Academy Croydon (Broad Green)

(vii) Oasis Academy Reylands (Woodside)

(viii) Ridgeway Primary School (Sanderstead)

(ix) St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary (Woodside)

(x) St Joseph’s Catholic Junior School (Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood)’

By the making of 10 ETMOs to operate for up to 18 months as detailed at paragraph 4.2.1 of this report.

1.5.        Authorise officers to inform the relevant stakeholders of the decision

1.6.        To delegate to the Road Space Manager, Sustainable Communities Division to vary the ETMOs once made as part of the experiment.

1.7.        Authorise officers to install the relevant equipment that allows the collection of traffic and air quality data for the 10 School Street sites.

1.8.        Authorise officers to install the identified additional advanced warning signs at 4 School Street sites.

As set out in Part A of report.

As set out in Part A of report.

None.