Oxford: St Michaels Street - proposed prohibition of vehicles

We're asking for your views on the proposal to make permanent the provisions of the 'Temporary Traffic Regulation Order' currently in place, which introduced a prohibition of vehicles proceeding or waiting in the eastern end of St. Michaels Street. The restriction would cover the section of road westwards from Cornmarket Street to the western boundary of Society Café (approx. 50 metres).

The proposal will help facilitate the continued safe use of tables and chairs by the adjacent hospitality businesses. Exemptions are included for emergency services, for road or utility works and for access to premises which are only accessible from the closed section of road.

Please read the information provided on this consultation, your views and opinions matter. Please take the time to complete the survey, your response should be completed and returned by Friday 10 December 2021.

Whilst we will endeavour to answer simple queries during the course of the consultation, any more complex questions/issues will be appraised and dealt with as part of consultation process.

What happens next?

The County Council will review the responses and if necessary (i.e. if objections are received) prepare a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Highway Management at a meeting scheduled for later in 2021/early in 2022. This will be public meeting at which members of the public may apply to speak. The agenda and reports for meetings will be made available on the Oxfordshire County Council web site about a week before the meeting. Please note that occasionally it is necessary to defer reports to a later meeting, and it is therefore advisable to check the agenda ahead of attending a meeting, the Forward Plan of decisions meetings can be viewed here.