Decision details

Amendments to the ETRO which introduce the following;

a) Swing Bridge – extend the existing ‘prohibition of vehicles’ weekend/bank holiday 10:30am to 4:00pm traffic regulation order to seven days a week until and including 31 October 2021, with an exemption for buses and vehicles travelling to attend an emergency, seven days a week From 1 November 2021, the swing bridge element of the experimental scheme would then revert to weekends and bank holiday closures for the remainder of the trial

b) Tin Ghaut turning area – to introduce advisory spaces for two taxis for the use of Hackney Carriages

c) Grape Lane, Whitby - introduce a ‘prohibition of waiting at any time’ and a ‘prohibition of loading’ seven days a week from 10:30am to 4:00pm restriction. Both restrictions to extend the full length of Grape Lane, both sides; and

d) That officers continue to monitor incoming consultation comments as the experimental scheme continues, and to bring forward any further proposals for amendments should the need arise.

To allow the trial closures of the swing bridge to be extended to everyday. To allow data to be gathered so that no later than March 2022 the local highways office will be able to provide evidence to the Town Deal Board as to the outcome of the trial. March 2022 is when decisions will begin to be made about which projects the Whitby Town Deal Board’s funding will be allocated.