LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
TOWN POLICE CLAUSES ACT 1847 – SECTION 21
SWITCH ON OF THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS 2014
CROSSGATES, ARMLEY, CHAPEL ALLERTON, ROTHWELL, FARSLEY, KIPPAX,
GARFORTH, METHLEY, MORLEY & HORSFORTH,
& LEEDS CATHEDRAL EVENT
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES ORDER 2014
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Leeds City Council has today made an Order under
Section 21 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847. The effect of the Order is that the roads or
parts of roads specified in the Schedule hereto will be closed to vehicles between the hours
specified to facilitate crowd control for the Switch on of the Christmas Lights in the following
locations on the dates specified.
LEEDS CITY CENTRE – THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2014 (Switch-on 20:05 hrs)
A.
Road to be closed 06:00 hrs to 21:15 hrs
Alexander Street - Access Only to be allowed through the day
B.
Roads to be closed 11:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs
Cookridge Street - The Headrow to junction with St Anne’s Street
St Anne’s Street – The Light Car Park to Cookridge St (to facilitate a separate event at
Leeds Cathedral event which is to be controlled by the Police)
C.
Roads to be closed 18:30 hrs to 21:15 hrs
The Headrow (eastbound) - Calverley Street to Albion Street and (westbound) Albion
Street to East Parade.
D.
Highway Point Closure 06:00 hrs to 21:15 hrs
Alexander Street at its junction with Calverley Street - Access Only to be allowed during
the day
E.
Highway Point Closure 13:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs
Cookridge Street - junction with The Headrow - all traffic to use the One Way Loop
Road/Park Row
F.
Highway Point Closure 18:30 hrs to 21:15 hrs
1.
The Headrow (eastbound) - Junction with Calverley Street
2.
The Headrow (westbound) - Junction with Albion Street
3.
The Headrow (eastbound) - Junction with Oxford Place
4.
Upper Basinghall Street - Multi storey car park exit - all traffic leaving car park
diverted east via Albion Street - No access to Upper Basinghall Street
5.
Park Row contra-flow Bus Lane (entry slip) - Junction with Infirmary Street Buses to travel via the City Centre Loop road and Vicar Lane
G.
Highway Point Closure 20:00hrs – 21.00hrs
East Parade - Junction with South Parade - To facilitate the crowd movement post
event. This closure and diversion will also operate in an emergency. Blue Light access
to the LGI will be maintained throughout.
H.
Altered traffic flow 18:30 hrs to 21:15 hrs
Upper Basinghall Street - One way working to be reversed to flow north to south
I.
Suspension of Bus Lanes 18:30 hrs to 21:15 hrs
1.
The Headrow (eastbound) - Albion Street to Briggate
2.
Westgate (eastbound) - Park Street to Oxford Row
3.
Cookridge Street (contra-flow) – Gt George Street to The Headrow
J.
Prohibition of Waiting 06:00 hrs to 21:15 hrs
1.
Alexander Street including the Pay & Display parking bays
2.
Cookridge Street - Between The Headrow and the southern kerbline of St Ann
Street - including the Pay & Display parking bays and parking bays for Disabled users.
K.
Prohibition of Waiting 06.00 hrs to 18:00 hrs
Alexander Street (south side) - Easternmost Pay & Display parking bay (single),
immediately adjacent to the southbound bend.
L.
Roads to be closed 19:30 hrs to 21:15 hrs
Park Square North
Park Square South
Park Square East
Park Square West
St Paul’s Place
CROSSGATES – THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2014
Roads to be closed 17:00 hrs to 20:30 hrs
1.
Austhorpe Road – between Tranquillity Road and North Road
CHAPEL ALLERTON – FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2014 (switch on 19.00 hrs)
Roads to closed 17.30 hrs to 19.30hrs
1.
Stainbeck lane – between School lane and Harrogate road (both carriage ways)
ROTHWELL – SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2014 (Switch on 17:45 hrs)
Roads to be closed 08:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs
1.
Commercial Street - between West Parade and Morrisons Supermarket
FARSLEY – WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 (Switch on 19:00 hrs)
Roads to be closed 16:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs
1.
Old Road, Town Street, Calverley Lane – between Frances Street and Priesthorpe
Road
2.
Andrew Square (including access road to Marsden Court Flats from 16:00 hours)
3.
Diversion route – Frances Street, New Street, Newlands, New Park View, Springbank
Close, Springbank Road and Bagley Lane.
KIPPAX – THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 (Switch on 19:00 hrs)
Roads to be closed 18:00 hrs to 20:30 hrs
1.
High Street - between Cross Hill and Gibson Lane
2.
Hall Approach
GARFORTH – FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2014 (Switch on 19:15 hrs)
Roads to be closed 18:00 hrs to 20:30 hrs
1.
Main Street - Town End to junction with Barley Hill Road
ARMLEY – SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2014 (Switch on 19.00 hrs)
Roads to be closed 10:30 hrs to 21:30 hrs
1.
Town Street – between its junctions with Carr Crofts and Wesley Road
2.
Theaker Lane – between Town Street and Eyres Avenue
3.
Gelder Road – the whole
4.
Wesley Street - right turn to Stocks Hill prohibited
5.
The Gang
METHLEY – FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER 2014 (Switch on 19:00 hrs)
To be held in the Community Centre car park off Main Street
MORLEY – 20 NOVEMBER 2014 (Switch on 19:00 hrs)
Roads to be closed 17:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs
1.
Queen Street - between Queensway and Hope Street
2.
Albion Street - between Queen Street and Commercial Street
3.
Wellington Street
HORSFORTH – SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER 2014 (Switch on 15:30 hrs)
Roads to be closed 14:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs
1.
Back Lane – between its junctions with The Green and the southern boundary of Drury
Lane
2.
Drury Lane – between Back Lane and New Street. Access to premises at the eastern
end of this closed section will be permitted.
Dated this 31 day of October 2014
Leeds City Council
Civic Hall
LEEDS
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