Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs)

A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is the legal process used to temporarily stop or limit vehicles or pedestrians on the highway.

TTROs can last up to 18 months and can be applied to roads, footways or Public Rights of Way (PRoWs).

TTROs are most commonly used for the following:

To allow essential or emergency works to be safely carried out on the highway, such as correcting dangerous defects, installation or maintenance works to gas, electricity and water services
For various events, for example road closures for sporting, social and charity* events (*In some instances the fee can be reduced for charity events)
For works next to the highway such as large developments

TTROs are made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and can be made to cover planned situations or an urgent notice can be issued if the regulation is needed for emergency situations.

TTROs can take between 8 and 12 weeks to process because we have to:

Tell the police, emergency and other services such as bus operators and waste services as closures often impact others
We notify the public by advertisements (notices) in the local press before we make the Temporary Regulation Order (TTRO)
Legal officers will write up the order and this will be placed out on site in advance of any closure

You'll need to abide by the following:

Notify all residents and commercial properties to ensure that they know about your proposed works/event
Have appropriate temporary traffic management bilingual signage in place which the Network Management team have approved for you. These are to be provided at your cost and promptly removed following on from the expiry date

Cost involved

The current cost of application is £680.00, and this cost covers time for officers to review, discuss and process your application with officers in Legal Services, including all sharing of details with external stakeholders. This cost will increase slightly year on year and updates can be found on the Council’s current Fees and Charges page.

TTROs, Emergency or 5 days Order - £570.00

Legal fees can vary in costs depending on the size of the TTRO and the volume of work involved with publishing and typically this can vary from £800-1500 per application.

How to apply for a TTRO

The network management team will be more than happy to assist in any event and discuss options with you:

networkmanagement@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Permenant Traffic Regulation Orders

What is a Traffic Regulation Order?

A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is a legal document which we can introduce for the purpose of managing or restricting traffic on public roads.

TROs are required for:

Parking places
Waiting, loading and unloading bays
Double yellow lines
One way streets
Turning bans
Speed limits
Prohibition of vehicles
Vehicle weight restrictions
Bus and cycle lanes
Taxi ranks

We receive many requests to legally enforce parking on double yellow lines. Unfortunately, the legal procedure would be too costly and time consuming to get a TRO for every case. For this reason, the Council has adopted a policy where TROs are implemented when there is clear evidence of a road safety concern or restricted traffic flow along a road.

Current Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs)

We have a statutory duty to formally advertise our intention to make a new Traffic Regulation Order (TRO). The TROs listed below are currently out for consultation. Please view the documents and submit any feedback on the form provided, quoting the reference number.

Current Traffic Regulation Orders
Reference	Description	Documents	Consultation period	Status
DC-C-274	CPE Off Street amendment 2025 (New Car Parks)	Notice of Making Car Park Plans	Ended	Closed
IF991	CPE On Street Parking amendment No1 2025 Penarth	Notice of Proposal Plans	21 days ending on 15th August 2025	Active
IF992	CPE On Street Parking amendment No2 2025 Barry Island	Notice of Proposal Plans	21 days ending on 15th August 2025	Active

Closed Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs)

Closed Traffic Regulation Orders
Reference	Description	Documents	Consultation period	Feedback	Status
IF 967	20mph default speed limits in Wales	Notice of Proposal: 20mph Exceptions Schedules 1-4: 20mph Exceptions Accompanying plans: 20mph Exceptions View on map (Data Map Wales)	22 June 2023 – 19 July 2023	Consultation on the proposed exceptions to the default 20mph speed limit	Closed
IF 967	20mph default speed limits in Wales	Notice of Making Sealed Traffic Regulation Order Cabinet Report	On 7 September 2023 the Council's Cabinet considered and agreed a detailed and comprehensive objection report on the Proposed Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for Exceptions to Wales 20mph Default Speed Limit and Implementation of Ancillary Speed. The Notice of Making order will be published in the Glamorgan Star on Thursday 21 September. A copy of the objection report is attached along with the Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 7 September. In endorsing the resolution in accordance with the report that objectors be notified of the decision.		Closed