Help Valence Primary School children to get to school safely

Valence Primary School has issues with congestion at pick up and drop off times, particularly due to its close proximity to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.

To reduce danger to the pupils and relieve congestion outside the school gates, we are proposing that St George's Road, between the junctions of Beverley Road and Westfield Road, becomes a School Street at pick up and drop-off times.

This will create a pedestrian and cycle-only area in front of the school gate between the hours of 8am - 9:15am, and 2.45pm - 4pm during term time. This will alleviate congestion and parking problems for residents and create a safer environment for children and parents to travel to school.

Emergency vehicles will be exempt. Residents and businesses within the school street zone, carers and blue badge holders who require access to the school street, as well as school staff, can apply for an exemption free of charge. Residents’ parking will be unaffected.

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Valence Primary School has issues with congestion at pick up and drop off times, particularly due to its close proximity to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.

To reduce danger to the pupils and relieve congestion outside the school gates, we are proposing that St George's Road, between the junctions of Beverley Road and Westfield Road, becomes a School Street at pick up and drop-off times.

This will create a pedestrian and cycle-only area in front of the school gate between the hours of 8am - 9:15am, and 2.45pm - 4pm during term time. This will alleviate congestion and parking problems for residents and create a safer environment for children and parents to travel to school.

Emergency vehicles will be exempt. Residents and businesses within the school street zone, carers and blue badge holders who require access to the school street, as well as school staff, can apply for an exemption free of charge. Residents’ parking will be unaffected.

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  • Councillors have agreed to proceed with School Streets in your area

    Councillors have agreed to introduce the School Streets – which aim to reduce road danger for children travelling to and from school on Halbutt Street and St Georges Road.

    During term time only, number plate recognition cameras will be used to restrict unauthorised motor vehicles outside the school gates during the morning drop off and afternoon and pick up period.

    The councillors noted that the consultation with parents and local residents was positive, with a significant majority favouring the introduction of School Streets. During this consultation, one of the most common requests from residents was to ask for implementation of a School Street on Halbutt Street in addition to the School Street on St Georges Road, as originally proposed. Following a period of data gathering and analysis, it was established that Halbutt Street has significant congestion and road safety issues in proximity to the school gates during pick-up and drop-off times. Consequently, councillors have agreed to introduce a School Street on Halbutt Street.

    As a result of their decision, School Streets will be introduced on Halbutt Street (between Beverley Road & Westfield Road) and St Georges Road (between Beverley Road & Westfield Road) on the 10th July.

    We have already written to everyone directly affected advising them how to apply for an exemption.

    Thank you again to all the staff, local residents and parents who gave us their feedback.

  • Thank you and an update

    Update: 27/08/21

    Thank you!

    We would like to thank everyone who gave us feedback on our School Street proposals. In total we spoke to 294 people and many more completed our surveys online.

    The results were generally positive and later in the autumn we expect to move forward with the plans on an experimental basis.

    Over the coming weeks we will be looking closely at your responses to see whether we need to make any changes. In particular, thanks to your feedback, we are considering whether other areas should be included. And, we are also considering your suggestions for exemptions.

    We will write to everyone with full details in September.

    Until then you need do nothing. The roads remain open as usual and there is no need to apply for exemptions yet.

    However, please note that the council is issuing an experimental traffic management order which will come into force on Monday 6 September 2021. These are the legal documents that will allow the School Streets to go ahead later in the year. They are called ‘experimental’ because the School Streets will be introduced initially for 12 months and you can give your views on whether they should be made permanent.

    You can see these orders on the Council’s website if you select ‘New and proposed traffic and parking schemes’ at https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/where-you-can-park

    Remember, at this stage, you do not need to apply for an exemption and no penalty charges will be issued. We will write to you in advance to tell you when the School Streets will start to operate and you will see the sings go up beforehand.

    Thank you again for your feedback. We will continue to provide updates throughout the implementation and trial period.

Page last updated: 26 Jun 2023, 02:22 PM