School Street Scheme

[DobbyTheHouseElk]

Has anyone experience of this scheme?
We live in a small road where a tiny school is. Very small school under 80 on roll.

The council is preposing a School Street Scheme. It says residents MAY be permitted to use the road during the hours of closure.

On one hand it seems a good idea. But equally how will residents manage? It’s a very rural village without public transport links.

Every scheme I am aware of, residents are exempt and it's monitored with numberplate recognition cameras. You need to check this in writing with the council.

Thank you.

The letter says that residents MAY be among the permitted cars. Makes me a bit worried.

It’s a very country ish lane so cameras seem a bit excessive. The size of the school is so small. There’s no car park anywhere so everyone walks. I’m a bit concerned because some of the parents seem quite militant and walk their kids in the middle of the road instead of using the pavement. They don’t stop for cars either. So I guess they are behind this.

We haven’t got anywhere else to park a car, so essentially not being allowed out of our drive when we are leaving for work would be rather annoying.

how can anyone here help you? You need to take this up with the council ASAP.

Thanks for your reply. I hadn’t heard of the scheme before and just was asking for other peoples experiences.

We have one. Rural ish village. It means that more parents walk.
Resident cars are let through and deliveries when unavoidable. Its reasonably limitited hours. Neighbours talk to the school if there is an issue of domething is happening. It solved the dangerous parking issue.

Thanks. That’s really helpful.

It’s really odd because no one drives. All the children have to walk because there isn’t a car park. No dangerous drop offs because the set up isn’t like that. It’s a tiny lane with a pavement one side.

I think they have said residents maybe as they plan to check cats are registered to individual residents houses before deciding. This will stop residents school parent friends getting exemptions and also mean residents dont end up feeling pushed into giving friends access.

Where I work has one. The Marshalls are volunteers and residents and blue badge holders are exempt. I assume the Marshalls get to know who has which car and would allow you access, and I think residents also get a permit to display. I think it's generally roads closed for 30 mins at drop off and pick up times, so unless you have the exact same working hours as the school it might not affect you both ways. The ins and outs should have been consulted on by residents already and this type of info should have been given to you right at the start of the consultation. Our consultation period was around 6 months before the Marshall training began, so hopefully you can get some answers before it's enforced.

Thank you.

This must be the start of the consultation period. Hopefully. Haven’t heard anything about it before.

It will only affect me in the mornings. I think the proposed times are 8.15-9.15 and 2.45-3.45.

I just hadn’t heard of this scheme before.

We have one. Some vehicles are exempt including buses and residents. Our school also has very few people who drive to it, most walk or cycle. The school street makes it much safer for children walking or cycling to school as there is much less traffic.

That's quite a big and unnecessary window! Local schools here (SE London) have this on some roads but it's only for about 20 mins morning and evening. They put up signs /barriers about 10 mins before gates open and clear off when gates close. They let residents through at all times.

At our school the staff puts out cones at each end of the road 8.45-9.15 & 3-3.30. If a car is going to or from one of the houses in the street, they let's them through. Presumably you could lie and tell the staff member you live there, but it mostly works on goodwill.