School Streets Scheme- Southover Church of England Primary School, Lewes

Overview

This consultation opens on 6 September 2024 and closes on the 13 March 2025.

The aim of the School Streets scheme is to support a healthier local environment near to the school, by making it safer and more enjoyable for everyone in the community to walk, wheel or cycle.

Following a successful temporary School Streets trial in 2021, East Sussex County Council ran a consultation in May 2024, about delivering a School Streets scheme using an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO).

Following the positive responses to the consultation, the Council are now delivering Phase 1 of the School Streets scheme for Southover Church of England Primary School including:

The Experimental Prohibition of Motor Vehicles on Potters Lane, Cleve Terrace and The Course

Road signs have been introduced on Potters Lane, Cleve Terrace and The Course to show the access restrictions around the school entrance areas at peak school hours:

The prohibition of motor vehicles will be Monday – Friday between the hours of 8.20am and 8.50am and between the hours of 3.00pm and 3.30pm. Residents on these three streets are exempt from the restrictions.   

These restrictions are being introduced for six months using an ETRO. The ETRO will enable the County Council to monitor the operation of the School Streets, to evaluate if it is working effectively, with the view to making it permanent thereafter.

A copy of the ETRO, plans showing the lengths of road and a statement of the Council’s reason for making the Order, may be examined from Friday 6 September in Reception at East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes BN7 1UE: Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm or you can view them in the "related documents" section below.

Any person wishing to make an objection or other representation concerning this proposal must do so in writing, together with the grounds on which it is made, to East Sussex County Council, Communities Economy & Transport, Parking, B Floor – West Block, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes BN7 1UE or by completing the survey below or by email to tros@eastsussex.gov.uk quoting reference TRO/501 to arrive no later than 13 March 2025.

Why your views matter

We want to hear your views on the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order. All feedback will be considered.

If you wish to make an objection or other representation, please either complete the survey below or email: tros@eastsussex.gov.uk by the closing date.

The proposed changes to the prohibition of motor vehicles are shown on the plans in the "related documents" section at the bottom of this page.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of these documents in a different format, or you have problems accessing the documents generally, please email tros@eastsussex.gov.uk to let us know.