Various roads, Lenham in Maidstone - Amendment 10: Speed limit order

Consultation has concluded

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the 30mph speed limit to 20mph speed limit on the following length of roads in Lenham, Maidstone:

Atwater Court
Chilston Road
Croft Gardens
Faversham Road
Royton Avenue
Tolhurst Way
High Street
Maidstone Road
Old Ashford Road


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 facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians)
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the 30mph speed limit to 20mph speed limit on the following length of roads in Lenham, Maidstone:

Atwater Court
Chilston Road
Croft Gardens
Faversham Road
Royton Avenue
Tolhurst Way
High Street
Maidstone Road
Old Ashford Road


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 facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians)
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs
Consultation has concluded

  • 23 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 7 October 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.