St James Catholic Primary School – SS20

A School Street is where a road with a school temporarily closes to vehicular traffic during the school's opening and closing times, to enhance the safety of school children.

There are many benefits of School Streets including keeping the area outside the school gates free of congestion, encouraging active travel to school, creating a pleasant and calm atmosphere at the start and end of the school day, reducing idling vehicles and potentially improving air quality, and, of course, improving road safety.

Following requests from residents, the Council is proposing to introduce a School Street trial at St James’s Primary School and is first seeking your views. A map of the proposal is available, along with frequently asked questions relating to this specific proposal.

In addition to the proposal for a School Street, the Council is considering additional road safety improvements for the area. The school has a second entrance on Wellesley Road and traffic volumes at peak school times along this road (and Tower Road) currently trigger the Councils intervention level for traffic calming. As a result, a package of measures is being considered. This includes changes to the existing traffic calming features in accordance with current standards and improved crossing facilities. This intends to raise awareness of the school frontage through improved signage and road markings.

Measures being considered also include cycle access improvements at the existing signalised crossing junction of Stanley Road with Hampton Road, as well as pedestrian refuge and signage improvements at Stanley Road junction with South Road.

As part of this consultation, you will also be able to give early comments on these engineering proposals prior to a detailed package of measures being consulted on. At this early stage of the process, a schematic drawing, showing feasible locations for improvements is included for reference.

School Streets are in response to requests from schools and or residents along with the success of the 15 existing School Streets that are permanent in the borough.

If you have a question about the School Streets scheme generally, you may find the answer in our School Streets FAQs.

Consultation

Consultation opened on 22 May and closes 30 June.

We’d love to hear your views. Complete our pre-trial consultation survey or email us your comments and questions.

Hours of operation

This proposal includes a timed road closure on Stanley Road between South Road and Hampton Road (including Queen Anne’s Close and Golfside) Monday to Friday 8 to 9am and 2 to 4pm term time only. The consultation gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed operational hours.

Method

It is envisaged that CCTV/ANPR camera enforcement is likely to be used for any approved School Street at this location. See our exemption webpage for more information.

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