Wendell Park Primary - School Street Plus

Update - School Streets Plus trial coming to Cobbold Road

We’ve been talking with you about making the roads around Wendell Park Primary School safer, and the wider area greener and cleaner. Thank you to everyone for sharing their thoughts and ideas. Your feedback has helped us shape improvements to your neighbourhood.

Working with Wendell Park Primary School, we will introduce the changes at the start of the new academic year. The changes will be introduced on a trial basis from 2 September 2024, and we welcome your feedback before making any permanent decisions. Please email us at schoolstreets@lbhf.gov.uk to contact us with feedback once the trial begins.

Please see our leaflet and FAQs for more information.

We are working with Wendell Park primary school to make school runs safer and the area around the school less polluted for families and residents.

We know that road safety is a major concern, with approximately 4,000 cars passing though the wider neighbourhood every day.

This traffic also creates very poor air quality. Nitrogen dioxide levels outside the school (29µg/m3) are three times higher than the safe pollution limits recommended by the World Health Organization.

Making school runs safer

Working with the school, we are exploring ideas to clean the air around the school, which can include anything from greening measures to new better bike parking and more.

To protect pupils and make it easier to walk and cycle to schools during peak drop-offs and pick-up times, we are also proposing timed road closures on the road in front of the school entrance.

So from 3 June 2024, a stretch of Cobbold Road between Hartswood Road and Stronsa Road will be closed to motorists from ONLY 8.15am to 9.15am and 2.30pm to 4pm – and just on school days. The road will remain open the rest of the time.

Signposting School Street Plus

Temporary barriers will help signpost and help drivers navigate the initial launch period. The barriers can be moved for exempt drivers as required and will be fully removed outside the timed closures. Safety stewards will be on hand to advise drivers on alternative routes.

Following an initial trial period, we will look to upgrade the scheme with automatic number plate recognition cameras which will not require physical barriers.

Road signage will help advise drivers of the new rules.

Exemptions

The following people are eligible for an exemption and can enter and leave the new School Street Plus at any time:

• Residents and businesses located on the restricted streets
• Teachers and school staff
• Children with mobility issues
• Carers of vulnerable residents who live on the restricted street

Additionally, blanket exemptions apply for:

• Emergency services
• Local authority school buses
• Utility providers attending emergencies
• Bin lorries
• Postal and courier services

Our safety stewards will be able to assist with entry and exit at each access point. Please speak to them to inform them of your exempt status as required.

Come and speak with us

We want to hear from Wendell Park parents, carers and residents about how best to make the area safer and cleaner.

Residents, businesses and members of the local community are invited to join us for a dedicated drop-in session on 15 May from 4.30pm - 6.30pm in the main school hall.

Share your views online

To share your views on the School Street Plus at Wendell Park Primary School, respond to our online survey below. It's your chance to feedback on the proposed designs and give us your ideas for environmental improvements you would like to see in the area.

If you have any questions or need the survey or related information in any other format including hard copy or an Easy Read version, please email us at schoolstreets@lbhf.gov.uk

Consultation closed on 22 May 2024.