Poorhole Lane, Broadstairs in the District of Thanet - Amendment 7: Speed Limit Order

The effect of this made Order will be to revoke the current 30mph speed limit on Poorhole Lane in Broadstairs, Thanet as it will become a 30mph covered by streetlighting - from its junction with Forest Drive for a distance of 276 metres in a south easterly direction. No limit will show on the plan now as the speed limit is denoted by the streetlighting.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • avoid 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.

The effect of this made Order will be to revoke the current 30mph speed limit on Poorhole Lane in Broadstairs, Thanet as it will become a 30mph covered by streetlighting - from its junction with Forest Drive for a distance of 276 metres in a south easterly direction. No limit will show on the plan now as the speed limit is denoted by the streetlighting.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • avoid 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.

  • 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.