New cameras have sent cars down residential roads at all times of the day, even though the cameras only operate for two short periods dur
New Motor Vehicle No Entry cameras on the road outside a local school mean traffic avoids them by turning into a residential street, causing noise and pollution. The cameras only operate for restricted periods around school hours, yet cars now avoid the school road because drivers assume the cameras operate at all times. Can the controlled hours be factored into the driver information so they know when to avoid the road and when it is ok to use it?
Hilary Joseph
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Nathan Thompson commented
https://transport.southampton.gov.uk/atf/school-streets-managing-the-school-run/
These roads have no entry between certain timesThere are 19 permanent School Streets in Southampton.
The majority of our School Streets have operational timings of 08:00 – 09:30 and 14:15 – 15:45.
Permanent School Streets schemes in Southampton:
The following School Street schemes operate between the hours of 08:00 to 09:30 and 14:15 to 15:45.Bassett Green Primary - Honeysuckle Road
Bitterne C of E - Brownlow Avenue
Bitterne Park Secondary – Dimond Road
Cantell School - Violet Road
Foundry Lane Primary – English Road
Freemantle CE Community Academy – Mansion Road
Hightown Primary CE – Tunstall Road
Mansbridge Primary - Octavia Road
Mansel Park Primary - Porlock Road
Moorlands Primary – Kesteven Way
Regents Park Community College - Richville Road
Shirley Infant School - Wilton Road
Shirley Junior School - Bellemoor Road
Shirley Warren Primary - Warren Crescent
St Mark’s CE Primary - Stafford Road North
Valentine Primary - Valentine Avenue
Wordsworth Primary - Victor Street
These School Streets are in operation from 08:15 to 09:00 and 14:45 to 15:30 due to the folding bollards being used at these sites:St John’s Primary – French Street
St Mary’s CE Primary – Golden Grove
How do School Streets work?
The restrictions, implemented through a legal Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO), mean that most vehicles, including those driven by parents/carers at the schools, are not able to drive into the roads covered by the restriction.There are however a number of exemptions to the restriction that permit certain traffic to use the roads during the period the School Street is in force.
Our School Streets all operate under permit scheme and if you live on a street affect you will need to apply for a valid permit to drive through the School Street during the restrictions advertised.
The permitted vehicles are:
Residents living within the School Street zone
Businesses operating within the School Street zone
Blue Badge holders who provide proof they require access to the street during the specified times
Medical practitioners / district nurses / carers / and support workers attending to someone at an address in the School Street
Contracted school Transport (including Taxis and Private Hire) that need to drop off pupils within the school street – Taxi / PH fleet list serving the school will need to be provided when applying.
School service vehicle (only the school may apply)
Authorised School Staff requiring access to a school car park within the School Street zone (only the school may apply)
Schools Streets operate either by a manned closure using volunteers to move barriers and flexible signs at the start and end, or just with signage, or with camera enforcement.All Southampton’s school streets have signs at the entrances to the restricted area detailing the times of the School Street. Examples are below.
A manned closure involves stewards acting on behalf of the school using concertina barriers and supporting signage to restrict vehicles entering the School Street to those authorised and permitted. If you are authorised or permitted access to a School Street with a stewarded operation, please follow the directions of the stewards and be prepared to be escorted at walking pace to your destination.
Two of our School Streets allows buses through. These are regulated by a different TRO as a Bus Gate but have the same restrictions on vehicles and same times. These are at Cantell School on Violet Road and Honeysuckle Road at Bassett Green School. Both will be camera enforced – only Violet Road is currently with Honeysuckle Road beginning on Monday 30 June 2025.
Southampton City Council has the powers to enforce some moving traffic offences. When a School Street moves to camera enforcement, drivers of permitted vehicles will be invited to apply for a permit. Permits will not be physical and will be issued upon the satisfactory provision of evidence for an application.
Images of Pedestrian and Cycle Only Zone signage used for School Streets and bus only/bus gate signage used for School Streets
Latest news
September 2025To secure the long term viability and effectiveness of the School Street at Shirley Warren School, camera enforcement will begin on Wednesday 3 September 2025.
June 2025
To improve safety for children attending Bassett Green Primary School, camera enforcement of the School Street on Honeysuckle Road will begin on Monday 30 June 2025.
February 2025
Following consultation, four of the sites on the School Streets Experimental Traffic Regulation Order that was implemented in January 2024, have been made permanent. These four sites are located on:
Brownlow Avenue – Bitterne C of E Primary
Dimond Road – Bitterne Park School
English Road – Foundry Lane Primary
Kesteven Way – Moorlands Primary School -
LostInMyMaps - Volunteer Editor commented
It sounds like you're requesting timed cameras. Is that right?