DIRECTOR DECISION

 

 

Decision:   To commence a consultation on a pilot scheme to share powers with the police for moving traffic enforcement at the Micklegate Bar restriction. 

 

 

Type of Decision: Director                               Key 

N

Non-Key    

Y

 

Portfolio Area that decision relates to:

 

 

Leader (in Policy & S&P)

 

 

Finance & Performance

 

 

 

Deputy Leader & Transport

& Economy

X

 

Housing, Planning & Safer Neighbourhoods

 

 

 

Environment & Climate E

 

 

Children & Young P & Edui

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health, Wellbeing Adult Social Care

 

 

Background

The Executive Member for Transport Decision made on the 21st April included a report updating that Local Authorities in England can apply to the Department for Transport to share powers with the police around moving traffic enforcement. This includes banned turns, access restrictions and yellow box junctions.  At that session the Executive Member for Transport made the following decisions:

 

(i)           That authority be delegated to the Director of Environment, Transport & Planning to write to the Chief Constable seeking support for the Council to take on the responsibilities for enforcement of part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

 

(ii)         That a public consultation on implementation on Traffic Management on the responsibilities for enforcement of part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 as per Department for Transport guidance be approved.

 

(iii)        That authority be delegated to the Director of Environment, Transport & Planning to apply to the Department for Transport to take on the responsibilities for enforcement of part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

 

(iv)        That approval be given to explore a pilot scheme, and that authority be delegated to the Executive Member for Transport to make the decision on implementation.

 

(v)         That authority be delegated to the Executive Member for Transport to approve the further roll-out and enforcement of extended regulations.

 

 

 

 

The report and decisions did not define the pilot scheme, the banded right turn out of Lendal onto Museum Street was mentioned as a potential pilot scheme.

 

After further work the pilot scheme is now recommended to be the Micklegate Bar one way restriction. This is on the basis that there is a greater safety risk at Micklegate Bar and a review of the area around Lendal will be required once all the hostile vehicle measures are installed in the city centre.

 

Lendal will remain on the list for future schemes once the Council have been granted the shared powers.

 

 

Implications:  Crime & Disorder

 

Equalities

 

Other:

 

Human Resources

 

Legal

X

Highways

X

 

Financial

 

ITT

 

Property

 

 

Decision Date:

 3 July 2023

 

Wards Affected:

 

All Wards

 

Fishergate

 

 

Holgate

 

Rural West York

 

 

 

Acomb

 

Fulford &

Heslington

 

 

Hull Road

 

Strensall

 

 

 

Bishopthorpe

 

 

 

Guildhall

X

 

Huntington &

New Earswick

 

 

Westfield

 

 

 

Clifton

 

 

Haxby & Wigginton

 

Micklegate

 

X

 

Wheldrake

 

 

 

Copmanthorpe

 

 

 

Heworth

 

 

Osbaldwick &

Derwent

 

 

 

 

 

Dringhouses & Woodthorpe

 

 

Heworth Without

 

Rawcliffe & Clifton

 

 

 

 

 

Comments/Observations:

 

Decision:   To commence a consultation on a pilot scheme to share powers with the police for moving traffic enforcement at the Micklegate Bar restriction. 

 

This does not mean that Lendal will not be considered for future schemes but just allow a smoother roll out of this first scheme under these new powers.

 

 

 

 

Decision Made by: James Gilchrist, Director Environment, Transport and Planning
Contact Details: Directorate of Place, West Offices

email: james.gilchrist@york.gov.uk

 

 


On behalf of:  Neil Ferris, Corporate Director of Place

 

To be implemented by: 

Dave Atkinson


On Completion – Signed off by:

 


James Gilchrist

Director Environment, Transport and Planning

 

   Date:  3 July 2023