Traffic Regulation Orders

A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is a legal order. It enables the county council, as the highway authority, to manage traffic in the county. Examples of TROs includes parking restrictions, speed limits, one-way streets, weight restrictions, no right/left turns and loading bays. The following is a list of recent traffic regulation order proposals which are currently under consultation. Please forward any comments or objections by email.

Current Traffic Regulation Orders under consultation

TRAF/8544- Proposed revocation and Implementation of ‘Red Route’, ‘No Stopping Except Buses’ and Various Timed Restrictions on and around Maddox Road in the District of Harlow

This proposal is to revoke ‘No Stopping 6am – 8pm Except Buses’ Restrictions, Remove some Resident Permit Parking Area R Mon-Sat 8am-8pm Restrictions and to Implement ‘No Stopping at Any Time Except Buses’ Restrictions, and No Waiting or Stopping at Any Time – Red Route Restrictions on and around Maddox Road in the District of Harlow

TRAF/8453 - Proposed revocation of  ‘No Stopping 6am – 8pm Except Buses’ Restrictions, and ‘No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6pm/No Loading Mon-Sat 9am-6pm’ Restrictions and to Implement ‘No Stopping at Any Time Except Buses’ Restrictions, No Stopping - Mon-Sat 9am-6pm Restrictions and No Stopping at Any Time - Red Route on and around Minchen Road in the District of Harlow

This proposal is to Revoke and Implement  ‘Red Route’, ‘No Stopping Except Buses’ and Various Timed Restrictions on the following lengths of road and/or junctions of Minchen Road, Harefield, Mardyke Road, Sewell Harris Close, Blackbush Spring, Vicarage Wood, Tunnmeade, Momples Road and Pennymead

TRAF/8556 – Proposed, Various Revocations And Implementations of Speed Limits, Waiting Restrictions, Speed Table, Shared Use Cycle Tracks and Pedestrian Crossings In The City Of Colchester.

This proposal is to both Remove and Implement various restrictions on and around East Hill and the High Street in the City of Colchester.

TRAF/8391 - Proposed Prohibition of Motor Vehicles on Culver Street West, Culver Street East and Long Wyre Street in the City of Colchester

This proposal is This proposal is to Implement a Prohibition of Motor Vehicles with varying hours across Culver Street West, Culver Street East and Long Wyre Street in the City of Colchester.

TRAF/8507 - Proposed One Way System on The Heights, Danbury, in the City of Chelmsford.

This proposal is to Implement a One Way System on The Heights, Danbury, in the City of Chelmsford.

Plan Draft Order Intention Notice Statement of Reasons Closing Date: 09 May 2025

TRAF/8495 - Proposed Implementation of a '30mph Speed Limit' (Currently a 40mph Speed Limit) on a section of the A133 Clacton Road, Elmstead, Tendring.

TRAF/8495 - Proposed Implementation of a '40mph Speed Limit' (Currently a 60mph Speed Limit) on a section of the A133 Clacton Road, Elmstead, Tendring.

TRAF/8495 - Proposed Implementation of a 'Toucan Crossing' on the A133 Clacton Road, Elmstead, Tendring.

TRAF/8495 - Proposed Implementation of a 'Cycle Track' on the A133 Clacton Road, Elmstead, Tendring.

This proposal is to implement a '30mph Speed Limit', a '40mph Speed Limit', a 'Toucan Crossing', and a 'Cycle Track' on various sections of the A133 Clacton Road, in the Parish of Elmstead, in the District of Tendring.

TRAF/8572 - Implementation of an Experimental 6'6" Width Restriction Order on Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Epping Forest.

This notice is for the implementation of an Experimental 6'6" Width Restriction on Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, in the District of Epping Forest.

TRAF/8535 - Proposed Revocation of a ‘Permit Holders Only Z4 Mon-Sat 09:00am – 10:00am’ Parking Bay and Implementation of ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ Restriction on Hall Street, in the City of Chelmsford.

This proposal is to Revoke  ‘Permit Holders Only Z4 Mon-Sat 09:00am – 10:00am’ Parking Bay and Implement ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ Restriction on Hall Street, in the City of Chelmsford.

TRAF/8527 - Proposed implementation of a '40mph Speed Limit' on Great Bentley Road (an existing National Speed Limit Road), Thorrington, Tendring

This proposal is to implement a '40mph Speed Limit' on Great Bentley Road (an existing National Speed Limit Road), in the Parish of Thorrington, in the District of Tendring.