12 Aug 2019
Information notice regarding Ed Sheeran concerts at Roundhay Park
Ahead of two Ed Sheeran concerts at Roundhay Park later this week (Friday, 16 August and Saturday, 17 August), local residents and visitors to the city are asked to please note the following important information.
A number of traffic regulation orders and restrictions will be implemented to support the delivery of the event. These include:
• Road closures
• No stopping/towing zones
• No stopping zone except for Hackney Carriages
Road closures
The following roads will be closed to traffic, except for essential managed access to properties as required, from 10.00hrs on Friday 16 August until 04.00hrs on Saturday 17 August and from 10.00hrs on Saturday 17 August until 04.00hrs on Sunday 19 August 2019. The closures will be removed as soon as it is safe to do so following each concert.
| NAME OF ROAD |
| EXTENT OF ROAD AFFECTED |
| Princes Avenue |
| Whole |
| Mansion Lane |
| Whole |
| Park Avenue |
| Whole |
| West Avenue |
| Whole |
| Wetherby Road |
| Oakwood Lane to Easterly Road |
| Old Park Road |
| Whole |
| Park View Crescent |
| Whole |
| Lidgett Park Road |
| Princes Avenue to Old Park Road |
No Stopping/Towing Zones
No Stopping/Towing Zones will be in place on the following roads from 00.01HRS on Friday 16 August until 04.00HRS on Sunday 18 August 2019.
| NAME OF ROAD |
| EXTENT OF ROAD AFFECTED |
| Princes Avenue |
| Whole |
| Mansion Lane |
| Whole |
| Park Avenue |
| Whole |
| West Avenue |
| Whole |
| Wetherby Road |
| From Oakwood Lane to Easterly Road |
| Old Park Road |
| Whole |
| Park Lane |
| Whole |
| Street Lane |
| North side from Princes Avenue to Roman Avenue South side from Princes Avenue to Shaftesbury Avenue |
| Oakwood Lane |
| From Roundhay Road to Easterly Road |
| Park View Crescent |
| Whole |
| North Park Avenue |
| Whole |
| Lidgett Park Road |
| Whole |
| Gledhow Lane |
| From Roundhay Road to Lidgett Lane |
| Fitzroy Drive |
| From Gledhow Lane to Oakwell Crescent |
| Lidgett Lane |
| Whole |
| Gledhow Wood Rd |
| Whole |
| Thorn Lane |
| Whole |
| Red Hall Lane |
| From Wetherby Road in a westerly direction |
No stopping zone except for Hackney Carriages
No vehicles will be able to stop on the following road except for Hackney Carriage vehicles from 00.01HRS on Friday 16 August until 04.00HRS on Sunday 18 August 2019.
| NAME OF ROAD |
| EXTENT OF ROAD AFFECTED |
| Wetherby Road |
| South side from a point opposite the entrance to the Church of Roundhay St John in an easterly direction to a point 50m west of the junction with Easterly Road
|
Tropical World
Local residents and visitors planning a visit to Roundhay are also asked to note that the attraction, Tropical World, will be closed on Friday, 16 August and Saturday, 17 August. The café at Tropical World will be open from 12noon-6pm on both days for anyone wishing to purchase food and drink ahead of the concert.
For media enquiries contact:
Leeds City Council Communications team
communicationsteam@leeds.gov.uk