A225 Shoreham Road, Shoreham in Sevenoaks - Amendment 6: Speed limit order

Consultation has concluded

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the current speed limit to 40mph on the A225 Shoreham from a point 175 meters north of its junction with Station Road and joining up with the existing 30mph speed limit which is south of the junction with Fackenden Lane.

The proposed 50mph was abandoned and will not be part of this order.

This order was originally proposed as Amendment 35 but due to the Consolidation Order it has been Made as Amendment 6.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding the danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road or for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.
  • for facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians).

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the current speed limit to 40mph on the A225 Shoreham from a point 175 meters north of its junction with Station Road and joining up with the existing 30mph speed limit which is south of the junction with Fackenden Lane.

The proposed 50mph was abandoned and will not be part of this order.

This order was originally proposed as Amendment 35 but due to the Consolidation Order it has been Made as Amendment 6.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding the danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road or for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.
  • for facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians).
Consultation has concluded

  • 16 August 2024

    Following the statutory consultation period, the scheme has been reviewed and the decision has been taken to make this Order permanent.

    Full details, including the scheme plan, can be found in the Made Order Public Notice and Statement of Reason document.

    Anyone may, by application to the High Court by 30 September 2024, challenge the validity of the Orders or of any provision contained in them on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or any instrument made thereunder, or that there has been a failure to comply with any statutory requirement to the Orders.