Various roads, Rusthall in Tunbridge Wells - Amendment 4: Speed limit order

Consultation has concluded

The effect of this made Order Order would be to introduce a 20mph speed limit on the following lengths of roads in Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells:

For their entire lengths:

Allan Close
Apsley Street
Ashley Gardens
Ashley Park
Ashley Park Close Bowen Road
Bretland Road
Burdett Road
Common View
Cranwell Road
Edward Street
Erskine Park Road
Fremlin Close
Gladstone Road
Grange Gardens Grange Road
Greenfield Close
Harmony Street
Hill View Road
Manor Road
Meadow Road
Parsonage Close
Parsonage Road
Rusthall Garnge
Salomons Road
Shirley Gardens
Shirley Grove
Southwood Road
St Pauls Street
Sunnyside RoadTristan Gardens Tuxford Road
Upper StreetValley RoadVermont RoadWeller Road
Westwood RoadWickham GardensWoodside Road


  • Lower Green Road – From its junction with Rusthall Road to a point in line with the northern building line of 119 Lower Green Road.
  • Rusthall High Street – From its junction with Rusthall Road to a point 21 metres east of its junction with Longmeads.
  • Rusthall Road - From its junction with Rusthall High Street for a distance of 22 metres in a south easterly direction.

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

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 Public Notice and Statement for Reason document.

Anyone may, by application to the High Court by 21 March 2022 at 12:00 midday, 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.

The effect of this made Order Order would be to introduce a 20mph speed limit on the following lengths of roads in Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells:

For their entire lengths:

Allan Close
Apsley Street
Ashley Gardens
Ashley Park
Ashley Park Close Bowen Road
Bretland Road
Burdett Road
Common View
Cranwell Road
Edward Street
Erskine Park Road
Fremlin Close
Gladstone Road
Grange Gardens Grange Road
Greenfield Close
Harmony Street
Hill View Road
Manor Road
Meadow Road
Parsonage Close
Parsonage Road
Rusthall Garnge
Salomons Road
Shirley Gardens
Shirley Grove
Southwood Road
St Pauls Street
Sunnyside RoadTristan Gardens Tuxford Road
Upper StreetValley RoadVermont RoadWeller Road
Westwood RoadWickham GardensWoodside Road


  • Lower Green Road – From its junction with Rusthall Road to a point in line with the northern building line of 119 Lower Green Road.
  • Rusthall High Street – From its junction with Rusthall Road to a point 21 metres east of its junction with Longmeads.
  • Rusthall Road - From its junction with Rusthall High Street for a distance of 22 metres in a south easterly direction.

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

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 Public Notice and Statement for Reason document.

Anyone may, by application to the High Court by 21 March 2022 at 12:00 midday, 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.