Chilmington Green Road etc, Great Chart in the Borough of Ashford - Amendment 22: Speed Limit

The effect of this proposed Order would be to reduce the existing speed limits on the following length of roads in Great Chart, Chilmington, Ashford:-

  • Ashford Road – change the existing 50mph speed limit to 40mph from a point 25 metres north of its junction with Old Surrenden Manor Road to a point 60 metres south of its junction with Chilmington Green Road
  • Chilmington Green Road – change from National speed limit to 40mph from its junction with Ashford Road to its junction with Tally Ho Road
  • Sandy Lane – change the existing 50mph speed limit to 40mph from its junction with Ashford Road for a distance of 30 metres in a north westerly direction
  • Un-named Road - place a 20mph from its junction with Ashford Road to its junction with Chilmington Green Road.

This order is proposed for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding 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 scheme will be reviewed so that the Council can make the decision to make the Order permanent, amend or abandon it.

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

Any person wishing to object to or support the Order can do so via our response form.

The effect of this proposed Order would be to reduce the existing speed limits on the following length of roads in Great Chart, Chilmington, Ashford:-

  • Ashford Road – change the existing 50mph speed limit to 40mph from a point 25 metres north of its junction with Old Surrenden Manor Road to a point 60 metres south of its junction with Chilmington Green Road
  • Chilmington Green Road – change from National speed limit to 40mph from its junction with Ashford Road to its junction with Tally Ho Road
  • Sandy Lane – change the existing 50mph speed limit to 40mph from its junction with Ashford Road for a distance of 30 metres in a north westerly direction
  • Un-named Road - place a 20mph from its junction with Ashford Road to its junction with Chilmington Green Road.

This order is proposed for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding 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 scheme will be reviewed so that the Council can make the decision to make the Order permanent, amend or abandon it.

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

Any person wishing to object to or support the Order can do so via our response form.