THE YORK (CITY CENTRE)
(ANTI-TERRORISM TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS)
ORDER 2025
City of York Council, being satisfied that vehicles should be prohibited from proceeding waiting and loading in in those lengths of roads listed in the schedule below (restricted roads) because of the likelihood of danger arising from The York Christmas Market event being undertaken thereon, in exercise of their powers Sections 14(1), 22c and 22d, and part iv of Schedule 9 to, of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (the Act) and section 8 of, and part I of Schedule 5 to, the Local Government Act 1985 and of all enabling powers hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as The York (City Centre) (Anti-Terrorism Temporary Traffic Restrictions) Order 2025 and shall come into effect on Thursday, 13 November 2025 and expire on Sunday, 21 December 2025 or at the end of the works period whichever is the earlier.
2. In this Order:
"restricted roads" means the following lengths of road:
Back Lane Adjacent to 41 Coney Street Back Swinegate
Blake Street Church Street Coffee Yard
Colliergate Common Hall Lane Coney Street
Davygate Feasegate Finkle Street
Footpath Peter Lane from adj. No.5 Peter Lane to adj. No.8 High Ousegate
Footpath Whip-ma-whop-ma-Gate from Shambles to Colliergate
Grape Lane Goodramgate (between its junctions Deangate and King’s Square) High Ousegate High Petergate
Jubbergate Judges Court King’s Court
King’s Square Lendal Little Shambles
Little Stonegate Lunds Court Market Street
Nether Hornpot Lane New Street Newgate
Newgate Market Parliament Street Patrick Pool
Peter Lane Pump Court St Andrewgate (between its junction with King’s Square & a point 50 metres north east)
St Helen’s Square St Sampson’s Square Shambles
Silver Street Spurriergate Stonegate
Swinegate Three Cranes Lane
"physical closure" means any lengths of the restricted roads which are not accessible to vehicles other than those exempted by virtue of Article 5 and which are, for the time being, provided with barriers and signs to prohibit access.
"the Act" means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
"traffic signs", "road marking", "barrier" mean and relate to a form of indication of the requirements of a prohibition or restriction on the use of a road such traffic sign, road marking or barrier being placed in accordance with the provisions of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 or any replacement thereof.
"vehicle" means a carriage or conveyance including a caravan or trailer in or on which persons or goods are transported and includes a motor vehicle.
"Pedal Cycle" means a vehicle which is not constructed or adapted to be propelled by mechanical power and which is equipped with pedals, including an electrically assisted pedal cycle prescribed for the purposes of section 189 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Section 140 of the Act.
“non-motorised vehicle” means a pedal cycle which is either stationary or being pushed and a vehicle which is propelled by the physical effort of a person not carried by it such vehicle being constructed and not merely adapted to be so propelled.
“specialist vehicle” means a vehicle not being a pedal cycle:
(a) which is propelled by the physical effort of a person carried by it;
or
(b) which is an invalid carriage within the meaning of The Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988 and used within the terms of those regulations.
"event" means The York Christmas Market being undertaken in the restricted roads.
"event period" means the period starting at 1030hrs on Thursday, 13 November 2025 and ending at 1900hrs on Sunday, 21 December 2025 or when the said works have been completed whichever is the earlier.
3. Subject to Articles 4 and 5, vehicles shall not, during the event period, proceed in any length of the restricted roads which is for the time being subject to physical closure.
4. The provisions of Article 3 and 6 shall apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs and barriers.
5. Nothing in Article 3 shall apply to a vehicles proceeding in the restricted roads:
(a) in connection with emergency works being carried out in the restricted road;
(b) when being used by gas, electricity, telecommunications, sewerage or water undertakers or by a local authority in connection with their statutory duties;
(c) at a time when the restricted roads are not subject to physical closure;
(d) at the direction or with the permission of a police constable in uniform or a City of York Council Officer who has been provided with delegated power by The Chief Constable of Police for North Yorkshire;
(e) when being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes in an emergency.
6. Subject to Articles 4 and 7 a person shall not, during the event period, cause or permit a vehicle to park, wait or load in the restricted roads.
7. Nothing in Article 6 shall apply to a vehicle parking, waiting or loading in the restricted road:
(a) when being used by the Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance Services;
(b) when being used by gas, electricity, telecommunications, sewerage or water undertakers or by a local authority in connection with their statutory duties;
(c) at the direction of, or with the permission of, a Police Constable in uniform or a City of York Council Officer who has been provided with delegated power by The Chief Constable of Police for North Yorkshire.
8. During the times and days when the provisions of this Order are being implemented, any Order made pursuant to the Act or having effect as if so made is suspended in so far as it affects vehicles proceeding, parking, waiting or loading in the restricted roads which is, for the time being, subject to physical closure such period being within the event period.
Dated: Wednesday, 12 November 2025
THE COMMON SEAL OF THE
COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF
YORK WAS HERETO AFFIXED
IN THE PRESENCE OF
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE
OR AUTHORISED SIGNATORY