Proposed Traffic Orders

Current Consultations

North Road residents parking proposal

Highway improvements in North Road, Stevenage are underway to improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists while reducing parked vehicles for smoother traffic flow.

In line with these changes, the Borough of Stevenage, in collaboration with Hertfordshire County Council, proposes extending Burymead parking permit restrictions to residents of 7, 7A, 11, 13, 15, and 17 North Road. This involves introducing two new permit parking bays on the eastern side of North Road across from numbers 11 and 17.

If you wish to take part in this consultation, please contact Stevenage Borough Council in writing or via email at tro@stevenage.gov.uk before December 22, 2023.

Proposed parking changes Marshgate, Stevenage

Marshgate in Stevenage Town Centre is undergoing significant redevelopment, leading to changes in the street layout. To accommodate this, adjustments are needed for disabled parking bays to ensure that Blue Badge holders can park easily without causing traffic issues. The layout and available land in the Marshgate car park have also changed, requiring a revision of its designation as a parking place. This presents an opportunity to regulate it effectively with appropriate charges, encouraging efficient use and regular availability of parking spaces.

The legal process involves updating The Borough of Stevenage (Stevenage) (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2023 for Railway North Car Park to adjust fees and structure, preventing traffic congestion as drivers seek alternative parking.

For more information, please refer to the documents provided below.

To participate in the consultation, contact us in writing at tro@stevenage.gov.uk or via post.

This consultation closes on 22 December 2023

Proposed amendment of existing parking bays on Coreys Mill Lane and upgrade of Waiting Restrictions in Whitney Drive

Coreys Mill Lane

Following approval of the construction of additional parking bays in Corey’s Mill Lane, near Whitney Drive, the proposed amendment to the Traffic Order, required for the council, is to allow charges to be set for the proposed parking bays and to enable our Civil Enforcement Officers to carry out the required enforcement.

The amendment Order proposes the replacement of 7 existing parking bays to the edge of Coreys Mill Lane carriageway with 15 parking bays perpendicular to the carriageway. This is intended to help provide suitable and adequate parking facilities in response to the continued demands in the Coreys Mill Lane area.

Whitney Drive

With the introduction of the proposed parking bays on Coreys Mill Lane adjacent to the area at Whitney Drive, the council is proposing for the existing single yellow line restriction to be upgraded to double yellow lines to make sure that this turning area is kept clear to allow vehicles to turn around safely.

If you wish to take part in this consultation please contact the council’s parking team in writing no later than 22 December 2023 via email at tro@stevenage.gov.uk or by post.

Proposed on-street pay and display parking amendment Town Centre, Stevenage

We are proposing to change the operational hours of Town Centre on-street pay and display parking bays from existing Monday to Saturday 8am-6pm to Monday to Saturday 8am-8pm. This amendment is proposed to better manage these parking places and relieve or prevent congestion by encouraging turnover of vehicles and availability of parking spaces at those times, in line with the objectives of the original Orders regulating the parking places.

Furthermore, please note that it is necessary for the council to physically upgrade the existing parking machines by fitting them with 4G modems to ensure they remain operational following the phasing out of the 3G networks across UK within the next two years.

At the same time as above physical upgrade, all on-street parking machines will be fitted with contactless payment devices and the coins payment method will be removed. The remaining payment methods for on-street parking will be payment by phone/apps and contactless payment using bank cards. This change can save the local taxpayers money we currently spend for cash collections and processing, and maintenance fees due to regular coins jamming/cash vault faults or vandalism/theft attempts. The upgrade of parking machines can provide motorists flexibility because contactless payments are more convenient than needing to have the correct coins for the required length of stay.

If you wish to take part in this consultation please contact the council’s parking team in writing no later than 17 December 2023 via email at tro@stevenage.gov.uk or by post.

Updated Consultations

Here you can find the most recently updated consultation documents.

Proposed waiting restrictions in multiple locations in the Chells and Manor Wards

Proposed verge and footway prohibition in Priestley Road

A formal consultation was carried out between 29 June to 23 July 2023, and additional site inspections were carried out in response to comments and suggestions received from residents and others.

Following this a consultation report was completed and discussed with local Councillors, the Portfolio Holder and Council Officers involved in this project. It was agreed that the projects should proceed to implementation as proposed.

Before taking the decision to implement the parking controls, including the changes specified, several important aspects were considered relating to all consultation responses and data gathered. Also, the recommendations of the Highway Code, specifying that vehicles should not be parked opposite or within 10 meters of a junction, were taken into consideration.

The decision to implement yellow lines and the verge and footway protection ban was taken because the Council has a statutory requirement to prevent unsafe parking. This is believed to be in the best interest of all highway users and residents.

The new controls highlighted in the plans below will come into effect on 8 January 2024. The road markings and parking signage required will be installed several days before this date. Further details can be found in the documents below.

Proposed Removal of sections of the existing Waiting Restrictions in Scott Road

Following a public consultation carried out between 14 September and 8 October 2023 additional site inspections took place in response to comments and suggestions received from residents and others.

A consultation report was written and completed and discussed with local Councillors, the Portfolio Holder and Council Officers involved in this project. It was agreed that the project should proceed to implementation as proposed.

Before taking the decision to implement the proposed reduction in length of existing parking controls including the changes specified, several important aspects were considered in relation to consultation responses, and data gathered.

The Borough of Stevenage has made the decision to reduce the lengths of existing waiting restrictions on the eastern side of Scott Road to allow added availability for on street parking to take place.

Proposed waiting restrictions in Marymead Court, Stevenage

We have received a number of reports related to hazardous and obstructive parking at Marymead Court ‘bottleneck’ junction with Marymead Drive.

Following consideration of all consultation responses, a decision has been made to implement the proposed parking controls as advertised during the formal parking consultation. The Traffic Regulation Order will come into effect on 6 November 2023.

This consultation closed on 16 July 2023.

Further details about the parking controls can be found in the following documents:

Proposed waiting restrictions in Hydean Way and Lower Sean

Following consideration of all consultation responses, a decision has been made to implement the proposed parking controls, as advertised during the formal parking consultation.

The Traffic Regulation Order will come into effect on 1 August 2023.

Further details about these parking controls can be found in the following documents:

Proposed parking controls in Old Town, Stevenage

Following an independent assessment of existing parking issues in the Old Town Ward of Stevenage and the subsequent Old Town Parking Study Report, the Borough Council has considered the recommendations and formally proposed several parking controls in the form of double yellow lines and a small number of enforceable disabled parking bays.

A formal consultation was carried out between 26 January and 17 February 2023. Following this public consultation, additional site inspections have been carried out in response to comments and suggestions received throughout the consultation from residents and others.

A report was written and on 22 June 2023 was presented and discussed with local Councillors, the Portfolio Holder and Council Officers involved in this project. It was agreed at this meeting that the project should proceed to implementation as proposed, with some slight changes at several locations such as implementing yellow lines with a shorter length than initially proposed or cancelling the proposed restrictions.

Before deciding to implement the proposed parking controls including the changes specified, several important aspects were taken into consideration from all consultation responses (your suggestions and comments received in January – February 2023), the recommendations of the independent Old Town Parking Study published in 2022, all parking reports and complaints submitted to the Council in the past, data gathered following recent site inspections and the recommendations of the Highway Code specifying that vehicles should not be parked opposite or within 10 meters of a junction.

The decision to implement yellow lines was taken because the Council has a statutory requirement to prevent unsafe parking, and this is believed to be in the best interest of all highway users including residents. Also, the decision to go ahead with the proposed enforceable disabled parking bays (one bay in each of the following streets - Walkern Road, High Street, and Ingelheim Court) was taken to prevent the misuse of these disabled parking spaces and ensure these always remain available for disabled persons.

The new controls highlighted in the plans below will come into effect on 1 August 2023. The road markings and parking signs required will be installed several days before this date. Further details can be found in the documents below.

Proposed Waiting Restrictions in Mildmay Road (amendment)

Following consideration of all consultation responses, a decision has been made to implement the proposed parking controls as advertised during the formal parking consultation

The Traffic Regulation Order will come into effect on 5 June 2023.

Further details about these parking controls can be found in the following documents:

Proposed waiting restrictions in Ascot Crescent, Mildmay Road, Sefton Road and Vardon Road

Following consideration of all consultation responses, a decision has been made to implement the proposed parking controls, as advertised during the formal parking consultation, except for the double yellow lines for Sefton Road which are to be introduced with a reduced length.

The Traffic Regulation Order will come into effect on 5 June 2023.

Further details about these parking controls can be found in the following documents:

Old Town Parking Study

In January 2022 Stevenage Borough Council commissioned a consultant to undertake a parking study of the Old Town area of Stevenage, to provide an independent assessment of any existing parking issues and make recommendations about how the Council should deal with them.

The study looked at all streets in the Old Town ward that are subject to Civil Parking Enforcement except for the High Street section between Sish Lane and James Way / A602. The consultant was asked to:

• review concerns and requests from residents and stakeholders including any feedback received following implementation of on-street Old Town residential parking permit area;
• carry out site visits including both targeted inspections and more general parking best surveys/observations as appropriate; and
• prepare a report detailing what has been found and making recommendations about how the identified parking issues can be relieved.

The below documents include the consultant’s full report as submitted to the council and a review of the existing Old Town Parking Permit Area as a separate document.

After discussing the consultant’s findings and recommendations with the local councillors of Old Town Ward, the council has decided that the existing Old Town parking permit area will remain operational without any modifications. Furthermore, it is acknowledged that the council does not have sufficient resources to put forward interventions at the same time for all issues identified in the report and instead will prioritise by firstly looking into more pressing issues such as junction parking. Therefore, the council’s parking team have begun drafting a Traffic Regulation Order. It is our intention to begin public consultation early next year by contacting all households within the area affected by the proposal.

To provide any comments related to this Parking Study or for any other parking enquiries please contact the council’s parking team at tro@stevenage.gov.uk.

Closed Consultations

The following consultations are now closed but you can still view the details of the proposals using the links below.

Disabled Persons Parking Places Order 2020 – London Road (Amendment Order 2023)

In September 2020 the council introduced six disabled parking bays in London Road, Stevenage to improve the parking facilities in Town Centre for disabled persons. Since then, the council monitored the feedback received from the public and several suggested that these on-street disabled bays are being used by commuters.

After receiving feedback from the public and following Civil Enforcement Officers' observations, the disabled bays have been identified as being used by commuters for long-stay parking causing significant issues for disabled persons looking for short-stay designated disabled parking whilst visiting the Town Centre especially those attending physiotherapy sessions at the Leisure Centre. The council is proposing to restrict the waiting time of these bays to a maximum stay of three hours with a no-return limit of one hour.

This consultation closed on 27 August 2023.

Further details about these parking controls can be found in the following documents:

Proposed Town Centre traffic/parking changes

As part of the redevelopment works at the former Matalan site, the physical layout of the roads adjacent to this site will be modified. The main changes are:

• the removal of the existing roundabout in Danestrete that served as the entrance to the former Matalan site, and
• an increase in road width in Danesgate adjacent to its junction with Danestrete to help create a two-way traffic system.

To allow for these improvements we are formally proposing to put in place the below Traffic Regulation Orders to remove existing restrictions, introduce new restrictions and relocate the current disabled parking spaces.

Further details can be found in the below documents.

This consultation closed on 10 March 2023.