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East Dunbartonshire Council (A803 Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs) (No Stopping at Any Time Except Taxis) Order

THE PROPOSED EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL (A803 KIRKINTILLOCH ROAD, BISHOPBRIGGS) (NO STOPPING AT ANY TIME EXCEPT TAXIS) ORDER

East Dunbartonshire Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”) and of all other enabling powers propose to consider the introduction no stopping restrictions to facilitate taxi stances within a section of the A803 Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs, as detailed on the schedule below.

Full details of this proposal, which forms the proposed THE EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL (A803 KIRKINTILLOCH ROAD, BISHOPBRIGGS) (NO STOPPING AT ANY TIME EXCEPT TAXIS) ORDER 20XX, together with a plan and statement of reasons for proposing to make this Order, are available for inspection without payment of fee:

  • On the Traffic Regulation Orders section of the East Dunbartonshire Council website; and
  • At Bishopbriggs Library and Hub, 170 Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs, G64 2LX (Mon-Thu 10am to 8pm; Fri-Sat 10am to 5pm).

Any person wishing to object to the proposal or make any representations on the proposal must send details of the grounds for objection in writing by email to troconsultation@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or by post to Legal Services, 12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch, G66 1TJ by no later than Friday 30 October 2026.

East Dunbartonshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Council Headquarters
12 Strathkelvin Place
Kirkintilloch
G66 1TJ 

Order

THE EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL (A803 KIRKINTILLOCH ROAD, BISHOPBRIGGS) (NO STOPPING AT ANY TIME EXCEPT TAXIS) ORDER 20XX

The East Dunbartonshire Council in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”) and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act hereby make the following Order:

  • This Order may be cited as “The East Dunbartonshire Council (A803 Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs) (No Stopping at Any Time Except Taxis) Order 20XX and shall come into operation on XXXX
  • In this Order the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
    •  “Council” means the East Dunbartonshire Council incorporated under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
    • “emergency services vehicle” means a vehicle being used by the Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance Services
    • “local authority” means a Council constituted by Section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
    • “taxi” has the same meaning as in Section 23(1) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
    • “vehicle” unless the context otherwise requires, means a vehicle of any description and includes a machine or implement of any kind drawn or propelled along roads, whether or not by mechanical power
  • Save as provided in Article 4 of this Order no person shall, except upon the direction or with permission of a police constable in uniform or a parking attendant in uniform, cause or permit any vehicle to stop in the length of road specified in Schedule 1 to this Order
  • Nothing in Article 3 shall apply:
    • To a licenced taxi waiting in a taxi stance during any period for which that stance has been designated by the Council under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
    • So as to prevent any vehicle waiting in the said length of roads for so long as may be necessary to enable the vehicle, if it cannot be used for such purpose without so waiting, to be used in connection with any building operation or demolition being carried on adjacent thereto, the removal of any obstruction or potential obstruction to traffic, the maintenance, testing, alteration, repair or removal of any structure, works, or apparatus in, on, under or over the road
    • To an emergency services vehicle
    • To a vehicle being used in the service of the local authority or with the permission of the local authority in exercise of statutory powers and duties, if it is necessary for the vehicle while being so used to wait in the said lengths of road
    • To a vehicle waiting in any case where the person in control of the vehicle:
      • Is required by law to stop
      • Is obliged to do so in order to avoid an accident
      • Is prevented from proceeding by circumstances outwith his control and it is not reasonably practicable for him to drive or move the vehicle to a place not within the said length of road
  • The Order specified in Schedule 2 to this Order shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in that Schedule. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF these presents consisting of this and the preceding page and the following Schedule are executed as follows:

Subscribed for and on behalf of
THE EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
By Karen Donnelly
Chief Solicitor and Monitoring Officer

Schedule 1

NO STOPPING AT ANY TIME EXCEPT TAXIS

Length of Road in Bishopbriggs, within East Dunbartonshire: That length of the A803 Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs from a point 57 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Springfield Road northwards for a distance of 34 metres.

Side of Road to whichRestriction Applies: East

Schedule 2

ORDER TO BE AMENDED

Name of Order: The East Dunbartonshire Council (Bishopbriggs) (Traffic Management Consolidation) Order 2013

Extent of Amendment In Schedule 2 under the heading “Kirkintilloch Road” 

  • In item 2:
    • Delete in its entirety - “From a point 45 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Springfield Road northwards for a distance of 52 metres – East Side.”

 

Statement of Reasons

THE PROPOSED EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL (A803 KIRKINTILLOCH ROAD, BISHOPBRIGGS) (NO STOPPING AT ANY TIME EXCEPT TAXIS) ORDER

Statement of Reasons for Proposing to Make the Above Order

It is considered necessary to make the above Order to increase the availability of taxis which will benefit the general public and in particular those with disabilities.