Cheshire West and Chester Council say the cameras will enforce traffic restrictions around The Woodlands Primary in Eddisbury Road.
The school has had a School Street zone since 2023, restricting vehicles between 8.30am and 9am and 2.45pm and 3.30pm on school days.
School Streets are designed to reduce the build-up of traffic outside school gates for residents and those using the school and create a safer, healthier, and happier environment for children, families and people in the community.
Following talks with residents and the school, the council will now install ANPR cameras, mounted on lighting columns or new poles.
Councillor Karen Shore, deputy leader of the council and Cabinet Member for Transport and Highways (including Waste), said: “These cameras are provided solely for the purpose of moving traffic enforcement and cannot be used for any other purposes.
“They are not CCTV cameras.
“Reducing the number of vehicles around the school makes the journey far safer for children and parents.
“The cameras record clips of vehicles contravening the restrictions, but no other data is kept.
“The cameras focus only on the highway restriction and the area surrounding it.
“This is then reviewed and if a penalty is issued, any people or other data protected images are blurred.”
The cameras will monitor and check the number plates of vehicles that drive into the School Street area during the hours of operation.
If a vehicle has not been registered for an exemption the registered keeper may receive a penalty charge notice (PCN) for driving into the area without authorisation.
Residents on the School Street can register a vehicle for exemption – the vehicle must be registered to the home address.
Blue badge holders who need access to the street at the restricted times will also be able to apply for the exemption.
Parking restrictions on Eddisbury Road have been in place for over 17 years, this is separate enforcement to the School Street.