School Street - Hempshill Hall Primary School

The roads outside schools are very busy at school drop off and pick up times. This leads to traffic congestion, idling vehicles, pavement parking and limited opportunities for pedestrians to cross the road, as well as difficulties for local residents and businesses.

We want to change this by reducing the amount of traffic on the roads outside schools, through the School Streets initiative. The scheme will help to provide a safe and welcoming space to encourage more children and parents to walk, scoot and cycle to school rather than travel by car.

The plan below show the proposed school street for Hempshill Hall Primary School, which will include:

The planter will be in place at all times and days of the week, and the flashing amber warning sign will indicate when traffic should not enter the area. The School Street will not be available for through traffic or for school pick up and drop off.

Access will be maintained for residents, school staff and businesses as well as delivery vehicles. In the future, when the government provides the relevant powers, we will be considering a camera enforceable restriction. This would be subject to a full consultation exercise.

Please note, this consultation will close after Friday 9 April.