Road closures and noise

We're receiving an exceptionally high number of emails and are working through them as quick as we can. Thank you for your patience and please be assured that, if you've applied for a digital parking permit for Big Weekend, you can assume that this has been approved unless you hear from us.

Stewards working across the weekend will have your car registration details.

An RPZ is in place over the weekend and those living in the zone will still be able to access their road despite it being closed. See details of the RPZ and free resident parking scheme here.

However, there's an exception to this as Farley Hill and Chapel Street will be closed to all except emergency blue light services.

Cardigan St and Inkerman St will also be closed for a period over the weekend.

They'll be closed on the following days between these hours:

• Friday from 9.30am to 2am the following Saturday morning
• Saturday from 8am to 1 am the following Sunday morning
• Sunday From 8am to 1am the following Monday morning

You'll need move your car off the road before 10am on Friday which is when the closure comes into place. You'll be able to apply for a RPZ permit to park your vehicle elsewhere within the RPZ or you can park in nearby unaffected roads.

See details of the RPZ and free resident parking scheme here.

You'll also be able to park on your driveway off the street if you don't need to move your vehicle during the closure period.

Residents who live in Farley Hill or Chapel St with Zone N permits will be able to park in the Chapel Street Viaduct car park 2 without the need for a parking permit.

These roads will be closed and residents will not be able to park on these roads between these hours:

• from 8pm Friday to 2am the following Saturday morning
• from 8pm Saturday to 2am the following Sunday morning
• from 8pm Sunday to 2am the following Monday morning

You'll be able to apply for a resident parking permit to park your vehicle elsewhere within the RPZ or you can park in nearby unaffected roads. Residents with a Zone G permit will be able to park at Crawley Road car park or Wenlock Street.

There's a full list of streets in the zone, along with a map of the zone. See details of the RPZ and free resident parking scheme here.

You can apply for a free resident permit. See details of the RPZ and free resident parking scheme here.

You'll still be able to access your road, but you'll need to follow the diversions in place to get access to your property.

We've set the zone by looking at how the road network works on a practical basis in the vicinity of the event. Our aim is to avoid longer diversions elsewhere.

• Castle Steet will be accessible from Windsor Street to London Road to RPZ permit holders,buses,blue light services and carers only.
• London Road will be accessible to the junction with Tennyson Road to RPZ permit holders, buses, blue light services and carers only.
• Diversions for London Road and Cutenhoe Road will be in place and via the A1081 and Newlands Road to the North of the Farley Hill closures.
• Diversions for Farley Hill will be via Newlands Road, the A1081, B653 & the A505 South of the Farley Hill closures.
• Vehicles will not be able to access Cutenhoe Rd from London Rd but will be diverted via West Hill Road.

Farley Hill Road is closed from the town centre end to Stockwood Park so these services will be severely affected and unable to serve its normal route on Farley Hill Road and the adjoining side roads alongside Meyrick Avenue. Instead the service will serve Farley Hill via Ashburnham Road, Brantwood Road and Dallow Road in and out of Luton Town. Diverted route for 1 and 4.

London Road will be open for residents and buses only. These routes will continue to serve London Road for the duration of the event, with a pause just around midnight. The bus services may be held up at times at London Road to allow for pedestrians crossings and heavy footfall.

Service 46 will not be able to serve Farley Hill Road on its normal route. Going into Luton, the service will follow its normal route up to Slip End – Church Road, at the junction with Newlands Road the service will divert via turning right on to Newlands Road (instead of Left into Farley Hill Road, normal route), London Road, New Airport Way, Gipsy Lane and Luton Town Centre. Outbound the service will follow the above in reverse direction.

Check their website for details..

It is expected that Tennyson Road, Cutenhoe Road junctions with London Road will remain closed so Service 3 normal line of route will be affected. Service 3 may serve straight through London Road with limited access to either Tennyson Road or Cutenhoe Road, if the access cannot be granted, the service may not operate during the Event days. Service 30 may access via London Road, Capability Green, Gipsy Lane into Luton Town Centre.