Old Ashford Road, Lenham in the Borough of Maidstone - Amendment 4: Speed Limit Order

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the current 50mph speed limit and to extend the 30mph speed limit on Old Ashford Road in Lenham, Maidstone – from a point 73 metres southeast of its junction with Groom Way for a distance of 380 metres in a south easterly 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 current 50mph speed limit and to extend the 30mph speed limit on Old Ashford Road in Lenham, Maidstone – from a point 73 metres southeast of its junction with Groom Way for a distance of 380 metres in a south easterly 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 20 February 2026

    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 6 April 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.