The City and County of Cardiff Council intends to use powers under several Road Traffic Acts to limit waiting and loading times, create designated areas for goods vehicle loading, and establish dual-use bays operating as freight delivery zones during the day and taxi ranks at night.
Key areas affected include Kingsway, North Road, Duke Street, Castle Street, and Cowbridge Road East, where waiting and loading will now be off-limits at all times.
Cowbridge Road East will also see restricted hours for waiting without loading from 8am to 10pm, and Green Street will have the introduction of a dedicated loading-only bay with a maximum stay of 30 minutes and a no-return rule within two hours.
A Goods Vehicle Loading Only Area will be established in Kingsway Access Road (town wall service road) from its junction with Kingsway, throughout its length (except where waiting/loading restrictions are marked).
In Duke Street and Castle Street, dual-use bays will permit goods vehicles for loading between 6am and 4:30pm before transitioning to taxi-only access (no stopping except taxis) between 4:31pm and 5:59am.
The council is also aiming to establish further restrictions in Pentre Gardens and Taffs Mead Embankment, prohibiting waiting and loading at any time.
In particular, a section of Taffs Mead Embankment will have a loading-only bay with a stringent maximum stay of 30 minutes, no return within two hours, operational between 8am and 10pm.
A shared-use parking bay will be set up for Pentre Place and specific sections of Penarth Road, granting a maximum waiting time of one hour, unless a valid Red Permit is displayed.
The Unnamed Lane from the rear of 1 Maindy Road to 112 North Road will be subject to no waiting at any time on both sides throughout its length.
The council emphasises the importance for the public to express their views on these changes before they are implemented.
The proposals and plans are available at www.cardiff.gov.uk/trafficorders, and copies can be obtained by email or by making a written request.
Feedback, whether in the form of objections or other comments, must be submitted in writing on or before 15th April 2025 or by email.
Cardiff Council confirmed that correspondence can be made in either English or Welsh, and will respond in turn without causing delays.
All feedback should be submitted to roadtrafficorderobjections@cardiff.gov.uk or in writing to the address below.
It’s imperative that all objections must include the specific grounds on which they are based, and it’s important to note that this correspondence may be disclosed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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