Traffic Regulation Order: Changes to off-street parking in St Peter's Square, Ruthin

We're consulting on a Traffic Regulation Order for St Peter's Square car park in Ruthin, the effects of which will be:

  • To amend the current layout and area footprint of the car park
  • To introduce amended regulations to be in force at all times stated in the order, to effectively enforce the car park named in this Order
  • To prevent car park misuse
  • To ensure clarity that spaces designated for a certain class of use can only be used for that class and that all users must park within a designated space parking where marked.

Levelling Up fund: St Peter's Square

This Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) consultation supports the Levelling Up-funded project for St Peter's Square


  • The overall scheme design has been consulted on with an initial consultation taking place between April and May 2024, with 67% of respondents supporting the scheme.
  • The Council's cabinet approved progression of the scheme to the design phase in a meeting on 30 July 2024
  • A consultation on possible scheme designs took place in March 2025, and following this consultation the designed have now been finalised

This means we are unable to accept any further comments about the overall scheme or the design. We will only be able to accept responses to this TRO consultation which relate to the substance of the TRO itself.

All other comments will be dismissed as invalid responses.


For more information on the Levelling Up scheme for St Peter's Square, please visit the following page of our website:

Levelling Up fund: St Peter's Square | Denbighshire County Council

What is a Traffic Regulation Order?

Traffic Regulation Orders are legal documents that restrict or prohibit the use of the highway network, in line with the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (external website).

Traffic Regulation Orders help us to manage the highway network for all road users including pedestrians, and they aim to improve road safety and access to facilities in the areas for which they are proposed.

A Traffic Regulation Order can only be proposed for the reasons set out in the legislation, and a scheme can only be proposed if the regulations allow the scheme site to be enforced with appropriate highway signage or lines on the road or pavement.

Examples of schemes that require a Traffic Regulation Order include:

  • Prohibition of Waiting
  • Changes to speed limits
  • On-street parking restrictions
  • Weight limits / width limits or other vehicle restrictions
  • One-way streets

Enforcement

Once the Order is made, enforcement will be the responsibility of the Council's Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs).

CEOs have the powers to issue penalty charge notices (PCNs) to any vehicles parked on the double yellow lines.

Tell us what you think

Before implementing a Traffic Regulation Order, we are legally required to consult the public for a period of 21 days. We place public notices in the local press, and we place notices in the immediate area where the Traffic Regulation Order is proposed. We have also created this web page.

If you would like to make observations or objections with regards to the proposed Traffic Regulation Order, we would be grateful if you could send your feedback in one of the following ways:

Complete the online feedback form (external website)

In writing via letter to:

Catrin Roberts, Head of Service
Corporate Support Services: People
Denbighshire County Council,
PO Box 62,
Ruthin,
LL15 9AZ.

The closing date for all feedback is: 30 November 2025.

Please include your name and address and note that all representations received may be considered in public by the Council and that the substance of any representation together with the name and address of the person making it could become available for public inspection.