Dean Street and Heath Road, East Farleigh in the Borough of Maidstone - Amendment 18: Speed Limit Order

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the existing speed limit to a 40mph speed limit in East Farleigh, Maidstone on the following length of roads:-

  • Dean Street – from its junction with Heath Road for a distance of 179 metres in a northeasterly direction
  • Heath Road – from a point 145 meters north west of its junction with Coppice Road for a distance of 915 meters in a north westerly direction.

This order has been made 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 effect of this made Order will be to reduce the existing speed limit to a 40mph speed limit in East Farleigh, Maidstone on the following length of roads:-

  • Dean Street – from its junction with Heath Road for a distance of 179 metres in a northeasterly direction
  • Heath Road – from a point 145 meters north west of its junction with Coppice Road for a distance of 915 meters in a north westerly direction.

This order has been made 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).

  • Friday 28 November 2025

    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 Monday 12 January 2026, 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.