The City of Edinburgh Council (Meadows to George Street, Edinburgh) (Prohibition of Motor Vehicles, Entry and Turning, One-Way Roads and Bus Priority Measures) (Variation No. _) Order 202_ - TRO/21/32
The Council proposes to make an Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended to:
1. Replace and reposition existing waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions with 24hr waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions on Bank St, Bristo Pl, Forrest Rd, George IV Bridge, Hanover St, Nth Bank St, St Giles St, Teviot Pl and The Mound;
2. Replace daytime waiting restrictions, 24hr waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions with loading bays (Mon-Sun 9.00am-11.00am, 2.00pm-3.00pm, 11.00pm-midnight, midnight-7.00am) that include underlying waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions (Mon-Sun 7.00am-9.00am, 11.00am-2.00pm, 3.00pm-11.00pm) on Hanover St;
3. Reposition a disabled persons’ parking place on Hanover St;
4. Replace 24hr waiting restrictions & daytime loading prohibitions with 24hr waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions on The Mound;
5. Replace pay and display bay and daytime waiting restrictions with 24hr loading bays on Market St;
6. Replace daytime waiting restriction with a pay and display bay on Market St;
7. Amend daytime waiting restrictions and 24hr waiting restrictions on Jeffrey St, Market St and E Market St;
8. Replace a 24hr waiting restriction with a 24hr waiting restriction & loading prohibition on Candlemaker Row, High St and Market St;
9. Replace 24hr waiting restrictions with a 24hr loading bay on Mound Pl;
10. Remove daytime waiting restrictions and a permit holders parking place and replace by extending 24hr waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions on Mound Pl;
11. Replace a daytime waiting restriction & loading prohibition with a loading bay (Mon-Sun 10.00pm-6.00am) that includes an underlying waiting restriction & loading prohibition (Mon-Sun 6.00am-10.00pm) on Bank St;
12. Replace waiting restrictions & daytime loading prohibitions with loading bays (Mon-Sun 6.30am-10.30am) that includes underlying waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions (Mon-Sun 10.30am-midnight, midnight-6.30am) on George IV Bridge;
13. Reposition a disabled persons’ parking place, a shared use parking place and a motorcycle parking place on Victoria St:
14. Replace daytime waiting restrictions with 24hr waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions on Chambers St;
15. Replace daytime waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions with loading bays (Mon-Sun 09.30am-12.30pm) that include underlying waiting restrictions & loading prohibitions (Mon-Sun 12.30pm-midnight, midnight-9.30am) on Forrest Rd;
16. Replace a shared use bay with a 24hr waiting restriction & loading prohibition on Potterrow;
17. Replace a daytime waiting restriction & loading prohibition with a loading bay (Mon-Sun 10.00am-1.00pm, 7.00pm-midnight, midnight-6.00am) that includes an underlying waiting restriction & loading prohibition (Mon-Sun 6.00am-10.00am, 1.00pm-7.00pm) on Teviot Pl;
18. Replace a daytime waiting restriction and loading prohibition with a disabled persons’ parking place on Teviot Pl;
19. Replace a shared use parking place and pay and display parking places with 24hr waiting restrictions on E Market St;
20. Introduce exemptions for pedal cycles to existing banned turns that operate at all times on Hanover St (southbound) turning left onto Princes St, Rose St (westbound) turning left onto Hanover St, and The Mound (northbound) turning onto Princes St in both directions;
21. Introduce bus lanes in both directions on Bank St and Nth Bank St that operate Mon-Sun 6am-10pm inclusive;
22. Introduce a northbound bus lane on Candlemaker Row that operates Mon-Sun midnight-6.30am and 10.30am-midnight inclusive;
23. Introduce bus lanes in both directions on Market St that operate at all times;
24. Reduce the length of the existing southbound bus lane on Candlemaker Row that operates at all times;
25. Introduce a prohibition of entry on St Giles St that bans vehicles from entering eastbound from Bank St at all times;
26. Introduce prohibited right turns that operate at all times on St Giles St (westbound) turning right onto Nth Bank St and Forrest Rd (eastbound) turning right onto Bristo Pl;
27. Introduce a prohibition of motor vehicles that operates at all times on Forrest Rd;
28. Introduce an exemption for pedal cycles to the existing one-way restriction that operates at all times on Forrest Rd; &
29. Revoke the existing one-way restrictions that operate at all times on Bristo Pl, Candlemaker Row, and Teviot Pl.
Details of the draft Order and related documents, including our privacy notice, can be viewed online from 19/04/2024 to 17/05/2024 at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/trafficorders and www.tellmescotland.gov.uk, or at Waverley Court Reception between 9:30am & 3:30pm Mon-Fri during the same period.
Objectors must state their reasons in writing quoting reference TRO/21/32 to Traffic Orders, Place, Waverley Court, 4 East Market St, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG, or by email to TRO.consultations@edinburgh.gov.uk, not later than 17/05/2024. Objections should state the name and address of the objector. If you are responding to this consultation and your comments or objection relate to any particular location/s or element/s of the proposal, it would be helpful if you could identify those in your response.
Legislation Information
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended)