Peak District Green Lanes Alliance

The Peak Park has confirmed its decision to make a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) excluding recreational motor bikes and 4x4s from the route at Wetton Hills at all times. We will let you know when the TRO has come into force.  Implementing the Order was held up while Staffordshire CC repaired the route. The Peak Park has now considered the repairs and agreed that they have not changed the nature of the route and have no bearing on whether or not to bring in the TRO.

The Peak Park is having to delay its Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) banning off-roading on the route at Wetton Hills. This is because a) Staffordshire County Council has put its own temporary TRO on the route while it considers possible repairs, and b) highway law (unhelpfully) says that national parks can’t use TROs if there already  one in place.  The background to all this off-roaders threatening to take Staffs to court if they do not repair the route. We think this is an attempt by off-roading interests to make things as difficult as possible for the Peak Park. The latter is now being tight-lipped about when it expects to be able to ban off-roading on the route.

Derbyshire County Council has agreed to put a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) on Jacob’s Ladder in Stoney Middleton. The Order came into effect on 2 August. Use of the lane by motor bikes, 4x4s and quad bikes is now a criminal offence. The only exception will be use of the lane by motor vehicle trials where DCC has given prior consent.

DCC is having to repeat its public consultation on the proposed Traffic Regulation Order  banning motor vehicles from the lane called Jacob’s Ladder in Stoney Middleton. This is because there was a legal flaw in the consultation DCC ran earlier this year. Everyone who took part in the original consultation now needs to take part all over again if their views are to be taken into account. 

Please take part in this new consultation.  The Parish Council has been asking for a motor vehicle ban for over 20 years because the lane is dangerous.  Its surface, trees, walls, banks and flora have also been severely damaged.  Horse riders no longer dare use it. 

The consultation is online on the consultation pages of the DCC website.

Please help save this lane.

The Peak Park consulted earlier this year on a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for the vulnerable green lane in the Manifold Valley area known as Wetton Mills. They took their final decision on Friday 8 September. They agreed to ban all recreational motor vehicles at all times of the year – a full TRO. The lane goes through an area of landscape, ecological and geological interest of national and international importance. Many thanks to all our supporters who took part in the consultation and helped preserve the peace and tranquillity of this wonderful part of the National Park.

Stoney Middleton parish council has been asking DCC for 25 years for action to deal with the damage, danger and disturbance being caused by motor vehicle use of the lane in the village called Jacob’s Ladder. PDGLA has been supporting their efforts. We are very pleased to report that DCC has decided to consult on a Traffic Regulation Order which, if adopted, will permanently exclude all motor vehicles from the lane. We will let you know when public consultation on the proposed Order starts.

The long awaited Peak Park Traffic Regulation Order on Washgate came into effect on 21 July. Apart from occasional use by two motor bike trials which have been exempted from the Order, use of the route by motor vehicles is now illegal. The route crosses the River Dove on the Derbs/Staffs border. The two vehicle trials drive through it. We Crayfish have been seen in this part of the river.

The Peak Park Authority is to consult on a Traffic Regulation Order for a green lane in Wetton. It is one of the few routes in the National Park used by 4x4s and motor bikes which is still green and grassy. The whole route is in a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is becomingly increasingly used and damaged by motor vehicles. We will let you know when the public consultation starts. No other new TRO consultations are planned by the Peak Park in the year ahead. This is despite the steady deterioration of many routes and pressure for action from various local communities.

Monksdale Lane, Tideswell  is now a bridleway. The bridleway Order has been confirmed and use by recreational motor vehicles is now illegal.Many thanks to PDGLA and Peak Horsepower colleagues who did the work on the public inquiry and to the local residents, farmers, horse riders and walkers whose evidence played an important part in securing the bridleway decision.

The Peak Park Authority has put bridleway and ‘No motor vehicles’ signs up on Brushfield. All motor vehicle use is illegal and can be prosecuted.