Traffic Management Orders

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Find out how we use Traffic Management Orders to regulate parking, waiting, loading and other traffic restrictions and how we consult on proposed changes.

How traffic and parking changes are made

All kerbside space on the public highway in the borough are managed by Traffic Management Orders (TMOs)

TMOs are statutory documents made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. They allow us to introduce and enforce traffic and parking restrictions.

Restrictions fall into 2 categories: 

  • static restrictions: including all parking, waiting, stopping and loading restrictions
  • traffic restrictions: including any restrictions to moving traffic such as one-way operations, no-entry points and bus lanes

Changes to Traffic Management Orders

We consult on all proposed changes to permanent TMOs before making them.

We also carry out non-statutory consultations for:

  • cycle hangars
  • bike stands
  • tree pits

To see our current consultations, visit our consultation and engagement hub.

Parking consultations

We review our parking and loading restrictions in response to requests from residents and businesses.

If you have any requests or suggestions for parking or loading changes, contact our team.

Requests for extended hours of control

Residents sometimes ask us to extend the controlled parking hours in their area. We have a process to deal with these requests efficiently and fairly.

For detailed information about our consultation process read:

Our parking consultation process:

1. Resident's request

We will only consider requests for parking restrictions or changes to parking controls if all of the following apply:

  • at least 20 requests for a change are received
  • the requests come from at least 20 separate households
  • the requests come from at least one-third of the streets in the area of concern
  • the area covers at least 1,000 properties

We review all of our requests every six months. 

We will only take forward up to two proposals.

2. Parking survey

If the request meets the criteria in step 1, we carry out a parking occupancy survey outside the current hours of control.

The survey looks at how many vehicles are parked without a valid resident permit.

We will only proceed if, in at least one-third of roads in the proposed consultation area:

  • resident parking bay occupancy is above 80%
  • more than 20% of parked vehicles do not have a valid resident permit

If these criteria are not met, the proposal will not progress.

3. Resident consultation and review

If the survey criteria are met, we'll carry out a letter-drop consultation with affected residents and businesses.

The proposal will only move forward if:

  • more than 10% of those consulted respond
  • more than 50% of those who responded support the proposal
  • at least 10% of all those affected support the proposal

If these criteria are not met, the proposal will not progress.

4. Decision and formal consultation

We will prepare a decision report with the outcome of the consultation. If appropriate, we'll also include a proposal of mitigation measures. 

We'll also carry out a formal Traffic Management Order consultation proposing the changes and any mitigation measures.

If approved following the statutory process, the parking changes can be introduced.

Contact us

Tell us if you have any concerns or suggestions about parking or loading in the borough.

Email: [email protected]

Last updated: 4 November 2026