Fraserburgh South Park Peak Time Road Closure

We asked

The Fraserburgh South Park Peak Time Road Closure Project was running as a trial from May 2023 to May 2024. This project limits traffic on Philorth Avenue and St Modans Place during peak times of the day to reduce congestion around Fraserburgh South Park Primary. During this time we asked for you opinion on the scheme and whether you felt the scheme met the aims of increasing safety for pupils and families around Fraserburgh South Park School.

You Said

Along with these results, parking surveys, traffic surveys, interviews with the school, and wider perception surveys took place to gather as much opinions and data as possible to determine the impact the project has had and to help form a decision on whether this scheme should be made permanent. Summary of the key findings:

82 people responded to the ongoing opinion survey. 54% agreed the scheme met their aims of improving safety. 33% disagreed and 10% were neutral.

• Comments left were in relation to concerns that people were not obeying the signs and concerns of increased parking on neighbouring streets.
• 197 people responded to the perception survey. 82% of respondents said they would support the scheme being made permanent
• Traffic counts on affected streets - AM 55% decrease, PM 40% decrease
• Traffic counts on neighbouring streets - AM 26% increase, PM 44% increase
• Active travel to school, increased by 10.6% (2022 - 56.4%, 2023 – 67%)

All of these results were taken to Banff and Buchan area committee on 20^th August 2024 where it was approved that this scheme could be made permanent following statutory and public consultation on the traffic order regulation of the signs. The full report and paper can be read here item 8 - Agenda for Banff and Buchan Area Committee on Tuesday, 20th August, 2024, 9.30 am - Aberdeenshire Council

We Will

At present the statutory and public consultation is taking place in relation to the Traffic Order Regulation on the signage for this scheme. If any objections are raised this scheme will need to refer back to Banff and Buchan Area Committee for discussion. If no objections are reached, this scheme will be made permanent.

Support is still being provided to the scheme to encourage appropriate and legal parking around the school. Support from Police support and community wardens is being provided to enforce this scheme. This will be made available as and when required.