Darlington Borough Council Experimental Order No.1 2021 Modification Order No.1

On the 5th April 2021 Darlington Borough Council gave notice that it had made the Darlington Borough Council Experimental Order No.1 2021 ('the Order') introducing the following restriction pursuant to sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ('the Act'):
All motor vehicles shall be prohibited from proceeding along the following length of road 11.30am to 10.30pm on all days:
Consicliffe Road - from its junction with Grange Road westwards to its junction with Hogarth Court
Pursuant to section 10(1) of the Act the Council now gives notice that it has, on the 30th March 2022, modified the Order by removing the above restriction and introducing the following restrictions:
1. The following no waiting and no loading/unloading at any time restriction in the following part of Coniscliffe Road, Town Centre:

the south side, from its junction with Grange Road to a point 20 metres east of the eastern boundary 3 Coniscliffe Road and from a point 25 metres west of the eastern boundary 3 Coniscliffe Road to the eastern boundary 15 Coniscliffe Road and from a point 14 metres west of the eastern boundary 15 Coniscliffe Road to its junction with West Street shall be deleted and replaced with the same restriction in the south side of that street from its junction with Grange Road to its junction with West Street
2. The following no waiting at any time restrictions in the following parts of Coniscliffe Road, Town Centre:

the north side, from its junction with Larchfield Street to its junction with Skinnergate; and the south side, from a point 20 metres east to a point 25 metres west of the eastern boundary 3 Coniscliffe Road shall be deleted and replaced with the same restriction in the following parts of that street: the north side, from its junction with Larchfield Street to its junction with Hogarth Court; and the north side, from a point 58.5 metres east of its junction with Hogarth Court to its junction with Skinnergate
3. The following part of Coniscliffe Road, Town Centre shall be designated as loading bays at all times on all days:

the north side, from a point 16 metres east of its junction with Hogarth Court eastwards for a distance of 12 metres
4. The following part of Coniscliffe Road, Town Centre shall cease to be designated as loading bays Mon-Sat:

the south side, from the eastern boundary 15 Coniscliffe Road westwards for a distance of 14 metres
5. The following part of Coniscliffe Road, Town Centre shall cease to be designated as a bus and taxi lane:

the northern carriageway from a point 5 metres east of its junction with Larchfield Street to a point 7 metres east of the eastern boundary 2 Coniscliffe Road
6. The following part of Coniscliffe Road, Town Centre shall be one way traffic: from its junction with Grange Road westwards to its junction with West Street

7. All vehicles shall be prohibited from proceeding along the following part of Coniscliffe Road, Town Centre:

from its junction Larchfield Street eastwards for a distance of 18 metres This will come into operation on the 12th April 2022. Copies of the Orders, statements of the Council's reasons for making the Orders and plans may be viewed at

orders-and-consultations Copies may also be requested by phoning 01325-405492; or by writing to the Assistant Director - Law and Governance, Darlington Borough Council, Town Hall, Darlington DL1 5QT (ref: AE); or by emailing

. An appointment to view the documents in person at the Darlington Town Hall may be booked in the same way. The experimental period will still expire on the 30th September 2022. The Council will not continue the provisions of the Order on a permanent basis without carrying out a further statutory consultation, and objections can be made at that time. If you wish to comment on this Order please do so by post or email to the aforementioned addresses. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order or any of its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Act or that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under the Act has not been complied with, that person may within six weeks from the date of this Notice apply for that purpose to the High Court. 5th April 2022 Luke Swinhoe

Assistant Director - Law and Governance