School Streets Phase 5: Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (April 2025)

Closes 28 Oct 2025

Opened 28 Apr 2025

Contact

connected@birmingham.gov.uk

Overview

In April 2025, 3 more schools in Birmingham closed their roads to motor traffic at the start and the end of the school day and became a School Street. This is the fifth phase of the scheme to reduce congestion and improve air quality at the school gates as well as making it easier and safer to walk or cycle to school.

The schools involved in Phase 5 are:

  • Cotteridge Primary (Stirchley)
  • The Oval School (Garretts Green)
  • Whitehouse Common Primary (Sutton Trinity)

We would like your feedback on the scheme so far. All feedback will be used to help us to monitor and assess the impact of School Streets. 

About the consultation process

In April 2025 we introduced School Streets at three schools.

We are now in a phase of formal consultation on the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (the legal paperwork process for changes to the streets).

Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO)

As a temporary, trial scheme, this has been implemented using an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO). Under this, formal consultation takes place during the first six months that the order is in place.

During this consultation, you can make comments on the proposals or submit a formal objection (which must include the grounds for the objection). You can either make your response via this webpage (please provide your contact details as part of your response) or can post a written objection to: Assistant Director Transport & Connectivity - Place, Prosperity & Sustainability Directorate, Birmingham City Council, PO Box 14439, Birmingham B2 2JE.

If you have chosen to object to the proposed orders, you may be contacted by a project officer to further discuss your objection.

The scheme and Traffic Regulation Order

School Streets are closed to motor traffic, by a pedestrian and cycle order, at the start and end of the school day. Some exceptions and exemptions apply to allow residents to go about essential business:

Vehicles which may be driven during the closure include:

  • Vehicles displaying a valid permit
  • Vehicles transporting Blue Badge holders
  • Emergency services
  • Healthcare workers undertaking duties
  • Utility companies
  • Postal service providers and delivery of goods by a Universal Service Provider
  • Licensed hire vehicles picking up or dropping off passengers to a property within the restricted area

The restrictions apply at the following times on weekdays (Monday to Friday, term time only):

School

Roads

AM Closure

PM Closure

Cotteridge Primary School

Breedon Road

8.30a.m. – 9.15a.m.

2.45p.m. – 3.30p.m.

The Oval School

Whittington Oval

8.30a.m. – 9.00a.m.

3.00p.m. – 3.45p.m.

Whitehouse Common Primary School

Cotysmore Road

8.15a.m. – 9.00a.m.

2.45p.m. – 3.45p.m.

The full documentation for the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order can be found at the bottom of this page.

Give Us Your Views

Online Survey

Areas

  • Garretts Green
  • Stirchley
  • SUTTON TRINITY

Audiences

  • All residents
  • Cyclists
  • Motor Vehicle Drivers
  • Pedestrians
  • Local Residents
  • Public Sector Bodies
  • Businesses
  • Faith groups
  • Community groups
  • Voluntary Organisations
  • Staff
  • Service user groups

Interests

  • Transport (Including Walking)
  • Travel