Darbys Lane ETRO

We asked

BCP Council introduced an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) to reduce motor traffic in Darbys Lane at the junction with Wimborne Road (New Inn Junction) in August 2020 to create a safer environment to travel to and through the area on foot or by bicycle.

The ETRO could run for up to 18 months. The council undertook a review six months after implementation and decided to continue the ETRO for a further two months, and, to expand the experiment to include a new closure of Kingsbere Road at its junction with Hennings Park Road to create a low traffic area. This is to overcome residents’ and Local Ward Councillors concerns that Kingsbere Road and Hennings Park Road were experiencing additional displaced motor traffic, as well as historic issues with speeding.


You said

The formal comments and those received through the online consultation forms by 7 March 2021 were compiled into a report and considered alongside email feedback and other evidence.


We did

The Darbys Lane ETRO was reviewed after the extended period of two months, closing on 20 November 2021. A full report on the findings and outcomes of the ETRO was presented to the Portfolio Holder for Sustainability and Transport who has made a decision, in consultation with local ward councillors.

The Portfolio Holder has considered the results of consultation to date, the evidence he has received relating to operation of the closure and the wider implications for the traffic network, the national and local transport policy, the wider desire to create a high quality cycle route as part of the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) project and has had regard to the views of the local Ward Councillors and the advice given by Officers. On balance the Portfolio Holder has decided that the experimental closure of Darby’s Lane should be made permanent.

We asked

BCP Council introduced an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) to reduce motor traffic in Darbys Lane at the junction with Wimborne Road (New Inn Junction) in August 2020 to create a safer environment to travel to and through the area on foot or by bicycle.

The ETRO could run for up to 18 months. The council undertook a review six months after implementation and decided to continue the ETRO for a further two months, and, to expand the experiment to include a new closure of Kingsbere Road at its junction with Hennings Park Road to create a low traffic area. This is to overcome residents’ and Local Ward Councillors concerns that Kingsbere Road and Hennings Park Road were experiencing additional displaced motor traffic, as well as historic issues with speeding.


You said

The formal comments and those received through the online consultation forms by 7 March 2021 were compiled into a report and considered alongside email feedback and other evidence.


We did

The Darbys Lane ETRO was reviewed after the extended period of two months, closing on 20 November 2021. A full report on the findings and outcomes of the ETRO was presented to the Portfolio Holder for Sustainability and Transport who has made a decision, in consultation with local ward councillors.

The Portfolio Holder has considered the results of consultation to date, the evidence he has received relating to operation of the closure and the wider implications for the traffic network, the national and local transport policy, the wider desire to create a high quality cycle route as part of the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) project and has had regard to the views of the local Ward Councillors and the advice given by Officers. On balance the Portfolio Holder has decided that the experimental closure of Darby’s Lane should be made permanent.

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