The new measures covering the Castleton and Mam Tor area will see the county’s first ever red routes implemented in a bid to ensure safe parking, control traffic flow and allow access for emergency vehicles.
While work to install the red routes will not begin until after Tuesday 5 May, the lining and signing of the new parking arrangements within Castleton will begin on Monday (27 April).
It follows a decade of discussions on the issue of inconsiderate parking with the parish council and residents, as visitor numbers continue to grow. We held a public consultation on the issue last year, with two thirds of those responding making suggestions or supporting the proposed restrictions.
Our Cabinet Member for Potholes, Highways and Transport, Councillor Charlotte Hill said:
“With these measures we have listened carefully and tried to balance the needs of local people, business and visitors to this beautiful part of our county.
“Its essential residents can rely on emergency and other services to reach them no matter the time of day, which can be difficult when people have doubled parked or blocked driveways.
“At the same time, we want to encourage sustainable visitor numbers, reduce congestion and deliver the best outcome to what is one of the most highly visited and outstanding areas in Derbyshire.
“We would like to thank Castleton Parish Council for their help to develop the proposals, and the patience of wider local community and businesses.”
New red routes
Among the measures, will be the creation of red routes, which will use double red lines to highlight that vehicles cannot stop or park on the road, verge, or the pavement behind the lines. These red routes will include:
- Old Mam Tor Road, off the A6817 Buxton Road
- Old Mam Tor Road to Blue John Cavern
- Rushup Edge Road to Rushup Edge Farm
- Winnats Pass to Sparrowpit.
All motorists including licensed taxis and Blue Badge holders are required to follow the new red route restrictions, which will be displayed on temporary information notices along the routes. Failure to abide by the rules will result in enforcement with a £70 fine, reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days.
Further changes are also being implemented elsewhere including new street parking arrangements within Castleton. These include new double yellow lines on How Lane, Weaving Avenue, Bargate, Back Street, Castle Street, Pindale Road, Milbridge and Hollowford Road.
In addition, Back Street and Castle Street, next to St Edmund’s Church will have Blue Badge bays operating once again between 9am and 5pm every day, with a maximum stay of 3 hours and no return within 1 hour.
We are also making the parking bays at the lower end of old Mam Tor Road, pay-by-phone only. While the 3 bays on the south side of Buxton Road, will have the added facility for payments to be made using either coin, card and contactless via 2 new solar-powered pay and display machines.
Each bay will have a maximum stay of 4 hours, no return within 1 hour, and will operate between 9am and 5pm daily.
Outside these times the bays are free to use and unrestricted. We’ve done this to encourage shorter stays, to help more people stop and use the facilities nearby in Castleton.
The new parking machines and signs explaining how to pay by phone will be installed in July this year.
Enforcement for all these measures will not be carried out until changes to the signing and lining have been completed.
Find out more about the changes.