City of London

GREAT WINCHESTER STREET - TRAFFIC PROPOSALS

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Common Council of the City of London on 8 December 2006 made an order under section 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 2. The effect of the Order will be to: (a) prohibit motor vehicles entering Great Winchester Street except for the purposes of access. At times of heightened security and with the permission of the Commissioner of Police a barrier will be used to enforce the prohibition; (b) extend the existing length of two way working in Great Winchester Street by 30 metres. 3. The order provides that in pursuance of section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the City Planning Officer for the time being, or some person authorised in that behalf by him, may, if it appears to him or that person essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic, or of the provision of suitable or adequate parking facilities on the highway or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by the order runs, modify or suspend the order or any provision thereof. 4. A copy of the Order which will come into operation on 22 December 2006 of a plan showing the affected street and of the Common Councils Statement of Reasons for making the Order can be inspected during normal office hours until the end of a period of six months from that date at the Department of Planning and Transportation, St.Alphage House, Fore Street, London EC2Y 5DH. 5. Copies of the Order may be obtained from the above address or by telephoning 0207 332 1108. 6. Any person desiring to question the validity of the order or of any provision contained therein on the ground that it is not within the powers of the relevant section of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. 7. If the provisions of the order continue in operation for a period of not less than six months, the Council will consider in due course whether the provisions of the order should be reproduced and continued in force indefinitely by means of an order made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Persons desiring to object to the making of an order under section 6 of the said Act of 1984 for the purpose of such reproduction and continuation in force may, within the afore-mentioned period of six months send a statement in writing of their objection and the grounds thereof to the City Planning Officer, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ. Dated 11 December 2006 Peter Wynne Rees City Planning Officer