New Forest District Council (NFDC) is Hampshire County Council's (HCC) agent for many traffic issues.
NFDC has a Traffic Management Programme
and a Traffic Management Strategy
available to view. (Please note the current cost of an annual residents parking permit is £31, not £25 as stated in Appendix 1) Traffic Regulation Orders include; waiting restrictions, lorry controls and speed limits.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS are arranged by NFDC for either planned or urgent works on the highway. Contact traffic@nfdc.gov.uk to give provisional dates and request an application form. Charges apply in all cases.
Proposed Permanent or Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders being advertised. Everyone has the opportunity to comment on the Traffic Regulation Orders. The advert gives details about how and when to make representations. Some plans have been prepared for Proposed Permanent or Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders not yet advertised.
Permanent or Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders Advertised but Period for Objections Ended
Permanent or experimental Traffic Regulation Orders made under the Traffic Management Programme.
Traffic Related Studies that NFDC is progressing
NFDC also deal with Road Closures for Special Events like parades. Contact traffic@nfdc.gov.uk to give provisional dates and request an application form. Charges apply in most cases. Before you start, please refer to Home Office Guidance to help plan your event. The single point of contact for events in the NFDC area is paul.weston@nfdc.gov.uk .
Disabled Persons Parking Bays - procedure for applying.
The speed of traffic is often a key concern. SID DATA records speed information from NFDC's speed indicator devices. See also Road Safety for more information.
Traffic schemes NFDC is progressing on behalf of HCC, can be found in Traffic Management Programme Update March 2013
Interactive Maps show the existing parking and loading restrictions within the district· The vehicle is parked outside a residential premises by or with the consent of the occupiers of the premises (this does not include shared driveways)Unless there are good reasons not to 5 minutes observation time should always be given prior to the issue of a PCN
