School Streets - St Peter’s Methodist Primary School

We are excited to inform you that the School Streets trial we are introducing for St Peter's Methodist Primary School is now live. This is to create a safer, healthier, and more pleasant environment for everyone.

What is the School Streets Trial?

The trial involves temporarily restricting motor vehicle access to certain streets around St Peter’s Methodist Primary School during school drop-off and pick-up times.

Residents who access their property or park within the School Streets area will still be able to come and go as needed, and emergency services will be exempt. Residents can apply for an exemption permit which will enable residents to enter and park within the School Streets zone during the operational times.

The trial will run from Monday 28 April to Monday 27 October 2026, with restrictions in place between 8.15am - 9.00am, and 2.45pm - 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, during school term time only.

A six-month consultation period has now started and will run until 27 October 2025. Whilst the trial is in place, everyone will be encouraged to provide feedback about their experiences of the School Streets.

Throughout the trial, we will work closely with St Peter’s Methodist Primary School to understand its impact, monitoring safety, air quality, and traffic flow outside the school entrance.

Your feedback will play a crucial role in evaluating its success. Following the consultation and trial period a decision will be made about the future of the School Streets.

Why are we doing this?

The main aims of the trial is to:

  • improve road safety for children and families
  • reduce traffic congestion and pollution
  • encourage more walking, wheeling and cycling (active travel) to school
  • create a calmer and happier environment outside the school.

Which streets are affected?

The following streets are part of the trial:

  • Tower Way
  • St Peter’s Grove
  • Black Griffin Lane

How can you get involved?

We are consulting on an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) which introduces the school street trial on Tower Way, St Peter’s Grove and Black Griffin Lane.

This Order has been made for the following reasons:

  • to avoid the danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road or for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising.
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.
  • for facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians).

The Order will come into effect on the 28 April 2025 on an experimental basis for a period of 18 months. The scheme will be reviewed so that the Council can make the decision to make the Order permanent, amend or abandon it.

Full details, including the scheme plan, can be found in the Public Notice and Statement for Reason document, which can be found in the 'Documents' section.

Any person wishing to object to or support the Order before it is made permanent can do so via our response form.

The ETRO consultation closes at midnight on 27 October 2025.

If you have any questions about the School Streets trial, or need a paper copy of the survey, please get in touch using the contact details in the Who's listening section and providing the reference 'School Streets, St Peters, Canterbury'.

We are excited to inform you that the School Streets trial we are introducing for St Peter's Methodist Primary School is now live. This is to create a safer, healthier, and more pleasant environment for everyone.

What is the School Streets Trial?

The trial involves temporarily restricting motor vehicle access to certain streets around St Peter’s Methodist Primary School during school drop-off and pick-up times.

Residents who access their property or park within the School Streets area will still be able to come and go as needed, and emergency services will be exempt. Residents can apply for an exemption permit which will enable residents to enter and park within the School Streets zone during the operational times.

The trial will run from Monday 28 April to Monday 27 October 2026, with restrictions in place between 8.15am - 9.00am, and 2.45pm - 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, during school term time only.

A six-month consultation period has now started and will run until 27 October 2025. Whilst the trial is in place, everyone will be encouraged to provide feedback about their experiences of the School Streets.

Throughout the trial, we will work closely with St Peter’s Methodist Primary School to understand its impact, monitoring safety, air quality, and traffic flow outside the school entrance.

Your feedback will play a crucial role in evaluating its success. Following the consultation and trial period a decision will be made about the future of the School Streets.

Why are we doing this?

The main aims of the trial is to:

  • improve road safety for children and families
  • reduce traffic congestion and pollution
  • encourage more walking, wheeling and cycling (active travel) to school
  • create a calmer and happier environment outside the school.

Which streets are affected?

The following streets are part of the trial:

  • Tower Way
  • St Peter’s Grove
  • Black Griffin Lane

How can you get involved?

We are consulting on an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) which introduces the school street trial on Tower Way, St Peter’s Grove and Black Griffin Lane.

This Order has been made for the following reasons:

  • to avoid the danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road or for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising.
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.
  • for facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians).

The Order will come into effect on the 28 April 2025 on an experimental basis for a period of 18 months. The scheme will be reviewed so that the Council can make the decision to make the Order permanent, amend or abandon it.

Full details, including the scheme plan, can be found in the Public Notice and Statement for Reason document, which can be found in the 'Documents' section.

Any person wishing to object to or support the Order before it is made permanent can do so via our response form.

The ETRO consultation closes at midnight on 27 October 2025.

If you have any questions about the School Streets trial, or need a paper copy of the survey, please get in touch using the contact details in the Who's listening section and providing the reference 'School Streets, St Peters, Canterbury'.