Chesham Town Centre Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) - Second Consultation
Overview
Overview
Following our first consultation between October 2024 and April 2025, we are launching our second consultation in line with the completion of all of the associated signing and road markings within Chesham Town Centre.
We are introducing or amending restrictions to allow non-goods vehicles to access the pedestrian zones to make deliveries and collections during certain hours of the day.
We are seeking your views on these amendments before we consider whether the arrangements should be made permanent.
You have three weeks from the start of this consultation to voice any further comments you may have. An Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) can remain in operation for a period of up to 18 months.
If you submitted a response during the last consultation period (18 oct 2024 to 18 Apr 2025), you do not need to respond again. We are retaining all previous responses and will review feedback from both consultation periods before making a decision.
What are we introducing/amending
Under the ETRO, we have introduced / amended several types of restrictions, which will include (but not limited to) the following:
1. Pedestrian Zone
2. Double Yellow Lines and Other Parking Restrictions
3. One-Way
4. No-Entry
Where are these changes
These changes can be found within Chesham Town Centre on the following roads:
| Road Name (And Extents) | Proposal |
|---|---|
| The Broadway (Entrances to block paved area) | Revoke Double Yellow Lines (No Waiting At Any Time) |
| The Broadway (Outside No.75 - Nationwide) | Revoke Double Yellow Lines (No Waiting At Any Time) Implement a Bay for "Loading only 10am-4pm/ No Stopping 4pm-10am Except Taxis" |
| The Broadway | Revoke "Pedestrian Zone" Implement "Bus and Cycle Lane" & "One-way" |
| Church Street (Between No. 4 High Street and Junction with High Street and Market Square) High Street (Between No. 1/2 and No. 51/52) Market Square (From Church Street/ High Street to Red Lion Street) |
Revoke "Pedestrian Zone" "Pedestrian Zone - No Motor Vehicles except Permit Holders and Loading Mon-Tue, Thur-Fri & Sun 6am-10am & 4pm-6pm and Wed & Sat 6am-10am & 3pm-6pm" |
| Junction of The Broadway and High Street (Northern End of Existing One-Way System) Junction of Market Square and Red Lion Street |
Introduce No-Entry |
| Church Street (Junction with High Street and Market Square in a westerly direction to outside No.3) Market Square (From its junction with High Street in a southerly direction to its junction with Red Lion Street) High Street (Junction with Station Road in a southerly direction to its junction with Market Square) |
Revoke One-Way System |
These amendments will also include the following provision of charges:
| Permit Type | Validity | Details | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Trader Access |
Valid for all times except: From 6am - 10am and 4pm - 6pm on Mon - Tue, Thurs - Fri & Sun. From 6am - 10am and 3pm - 6pm on Wednesday and Saturday. |
To allow Market Traders to operate loading/unloading activities outside the designated loading periods. |
£1.30 per vehicle per day |
| Trader Access & Parking | Valid everyday where it is essential for Traders to operate out of their vehicle. | To allow Traders to access and trade from a vehicle. | £15.00 per vehicle per day or £25.00 per vehicle per week |
| Event Permit | Valid for the period of an event. | £2100.00 for all areas of a Pedestrian Zone. £1500.00 covering north section or south section only of Pedestrian Zone |
Related documents
You can view the changes and documents by clicking on the links below (clicking on the links will open a pop-up window):
- Draft Map Tiles - Movement (1.95MB)
- Draft Map Tiles - Parking (0.648MB)
- Public Site Notice (0.112MB)
- Letter to Residents (0.207MB)
- Statement of Reasons (0.151MB)
- Newspaper Advert (0.278MB)
- Draft Experimental Traffic Regulation Order - Movement (0.122MB)
- Draft Experimental Traffic Regulation Order - Parking (0.226MB)
How to have your say
You can comment on the proposals in one of the following ways:
- Complete the online survey using the link at the bottom of the page.
- Email us: highways.consultations@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- Write to us at Buckinghamshire Highways, Floor 10, Walton Street Offices, Aylesbury, HP20 1UA.
If you have any questions, you can contact us on the email above.
Please tell us your views by 11:59pm on Monday 16th February 2026.
What happens next
At the end of six months of the consultation period all comments on the trial amendments will be reviewed (from both the first and second consultation). If there are any changes to the ETRO prior to the deadline, consultation will recommence with a further six months to gather further feedback on the updated proposals.
We will consider these responses and prepare a report. The Council Leader will review the report and make a decision about the proposal.
The results of the consultation and the Council's decision will be published on this webpage. Statutory Consultees will be informed of the decision once it has been made, via the website.
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Chesham Town Centre Experimental Traffic Regulation Order - Second Consultation
Areas
- East Chilterns Community Board
Interests
- Roads & parking
- Transport
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