Traffic Regulation Orders

A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is a legal document. Under the provisions of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, local authorities can implement TROs which allows the highways authority (Cambridgeshire County Council) to:

• improve road safety
• preserve or improve the character or amenity of an area
• prevent use of a road by unsuitable vehicles
• prevent serious damage to the highway
• reduce and manage congestion

Permanent TROs

Implementing a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) requires a statutory procedure to be followed. This includes:

Consultation

Following the completion of the design, consultation must be undertaken. This will require obtaining the views of the appropriate County Councillor and District / Parish Councils (where appropriate), the Police and the Emergency Services. Please see our Current TRO consultation section to see what consultations we are currently undertaking. The proposal may be amended following consultation.

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This includes the publishing of at least one notice in the local press. The County Council will usually display notices in any roads that are affected and, if it is deemed appropriate, may deliver notices to premises likely to be affected. For at least 21 days from the start of the statutory notice period the proposal can be viewed at the appropriate District, City or County Council office during normal office hours

The notices invite the public to comment on the proposals which must be made in writing to the address specified in the notice during this period. Substantial objections and contentious issues are reported to Members.

Making the Order

Once approved the TRO can be formally sealed and an operational date published. Should substantial changes to the TRO be required following consultation, this may necessitate a new advertisement process. This procedure can take some time to complete and the advertising and legal fees may be substantial.

Once made, it remains in force until superseded or revoked.

For information on TRO application forms in relation to third party funded schemes, please go to our Privately funded highway improvement webpage.

For further enquiries please contact [email protected] or telephone 0345 045 5212.

Find out about Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders

Proposed permanent TROs currently under consultation

If you wish to object to any of the below proposed orders, please send the reason for objection by e-mail (quoting the reference number) before the closing date to [email protected].

Proposed TRO (Reference Number PR0539) - Proposed waiting restrictions in the following locations in Huntingdon: Loweswater, Lake Way, Primrose Lane, Dyson Close, Halley Close, Flamstead Drive, Pond Close, Bliss Close, Meadow Rise, The Shrubbery, Christie Drive, Ullswater, Levers Water, Crummock Water. Closing date for comment is 7 August 2019.

Proposed TRO (Reference Number PR0549) - Proposed Residents Parking Scheme in Benson North area, Cambridge. Closing date for comment is 27 August 2019. You can also view a map showing the restrictions and submit comments here.

Proposed SLO (Speed Limit Order) (Reference Number PR0550) - Proposed extension of the 40mph speed limit on the A1307 (Huntingdon Road), Girton. Closing date for comment is 26 July 2019.

Proposed TRO (Reference Number PR0553) - Proposed 50mph and 40mph speed limits on A1307 Cambridge Road, Hildersham to Linton. Closing date for comment is 16 August 2019.

Proposed TRO (Reference Number PR0554) - Cambridgeshire County Council - various streets, Abbotsley - 20mph speed limit. Closing date for comment is 2 August 2019.

Proposed TRO (Reference Number PR0555) - Cambridgeshire County Council - various streets, Hail Weston - 20mph speed limit. Closing date for comment is 2 August 2019.

Proposed TRO (Reference Number PR0556) - Cambridgeshire County Council - Gaminglay and St Ives Road, Waresley - 40mph speed limit. Closing date for comment is 2 August 2019.

Proposed TRO (Reference Number PR0557) - Proposed prohibition of waiting (double yellow lines) on Cambridge Road, Godmanchester both sides from a point 26 metres east north east of its junction with Tudor Road in an east north easterly direction for a distance of 58 metres. Closing date for comment is 7 August 2019. 

Prohibition of Waiting Order (Reference Number PR0558) - Cambridgeshire County Council - The Rosary and High Street, Fen Drayton. Closing date for comment is 14 August 2019.

Proposed TRO (Reference Number PR0564) - Histon Road, Cambridge - Bus and Cycle Priority Scheme.

This is a scheme incorporating a change in parking restrictions across the road and the introduction of a bus lane and cycle lane.  The consultation runs from 10 to 31 July 2019. 

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