THE HAMPSHIRE (CLIFTON TERRACE, WINCHESTER)

(EXPERIMENTAL SUSPENSION / ADDITION OF PARKING PLACES AND WAITING RESTRICTIONS) ORDER 2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hampshire County Council made the above-mentioned Order on 17^th January 2024 , in exercise of its powers and duties under Sections 9 and 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”) and of all other enabling powers, after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act and having discharged its duty under section 122 of the Act.

The general nature and effect of the Order: Will be for an experimental period of 18 months to suspend / amend existing parking places and waiting restrictions on specified lengths of Clifton Terrace. To accommodate a new cycle lane, residents permit parking spaces will be suspended on the western side of Clifton Terrace just north of its junction with Romsey Road for an approximate distance of 40 metres for an experimental period of 18 months. These spaces will be relocated to the eastern side of Clifton Terrace just south of Upper High Street.

The Order provides that in pursuance of section 10(2) of the Act, the specified officer may, if it appears essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic on the highway or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by the Order runs, modify or suspend the Order or any of its provisions.

DATE OF OPERATION: The order will come into force on 5^th February 2024 and continue in force until 4^th August 2025.

FURTHER DETAILS: A copy of this notice, the order as made, a map showing the location and effects of the scheme, a statement of reasons and the relevant extracts from the  order to be suspended/varied may be viewed at  https://www.hants.gov.uk/community/publicnotices/?typeid=5 or inspected during the usual office hours at the following places:

(i)          The Arc, Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB (Opening hours: Mondays to Saturdays 9.30 – 17.00 and Sundays 11.00 – 17.00) 

(ii)        Customer Services, Winchester City Council, Colebrook Street, Winchester SO23 9LJ (Opening hours: Mondays to Thursdays 8.30 – 17.00 and Fridays 8.30 – 16.30)

(iii)      Hampshire County Council Headquarters, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD (Opening hours: Mondays to Thursdays 8.30 – 17.15; Fridays 8.30 – 16.45)

(iv)      Copies of the Notice of Making and the Order as made can also be obtained by e-mailing [email protected] or by writing to Traffic Orders Team, Safer Roads and Parking, Universal Services, The Castle, Winchester SO23 8UD quoting reference: A1050a/MEB

OBJECTIONS TO MAKING THE ORDER PERMANENT: The County Council will be considering in due course whether the provisions of the order should be continued in force indefinitely.  Any person may object to the making of an order for this purpose and such objections must be sent in writing to the undersigned, quoting reference A1050a/MEB, by 5^th August 2024.  Persons wishing to make objections or other representations are advised that in the order-making process, objections or other representations may become publicly available and therefore the names and addresses of those persons making objections or other representations may also be made publicly available.

APPLICATION TO THE HIGH COURT: Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of the provisions contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder have not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within six weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for that purpose to the High Court.

PATRICK BLOGG, Director of Universal Services, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD

Contact:

Email: [email protected]