Various Roads, Borden in the Borough of Swale - Amendment 6: Speed Limit

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the existing 30mph speed limit to 20mph on the following roads in Borden, Swale:-

  • Bannister Hill, Barn Close, Coppins Lane, Hearts Delight, Homestead View, Mountview, The Rise and The Street – for their entire length
  • Bordens Lane – from its junction with The Street for a distance of 434 metres in a northerly direction
  • Hearts Delight Road – from its junctions with Hearts Delight and Wrens Road for a distance of 46 metres in an easterly direction
  • Munsgore Lane – from its junction with School lane for a distance of 50 metres in an westerly direction
  • Ponds Farm Road – from its junctions with The Street and Wises Lane for a distance of 186 metres in an westerly direction
  • School Lane – from its junction with Pond Farm Road for a distance of 743 metres in a northerly direction
  • Starve Acre Lane – from its junctions with Hearts Delight and Bannister Hill for a distance of 42 metres in an easterly direction
  • Wises Lane – from its junctions with The Street and Ponds Farm Road for a distance of 273 metres in a north easterly direction
  • Wrens Road – from its junction with Hearts Delight Road and Hearts Delight for a distance of 372 metres in a southerly direction.

This Order was originally proposed as Amendment 16 but due to the recent consolidation order it has been re-named as above

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).

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The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the existing 30mph speed limit to 20mph on the following roads in Borden, Swale:-

  • Bannister Hill, Barn Close, Coppins Lane, Hearts Delight, Homestead View, Mountview, The Rise and The Street – for their entire length
  • Bordens Lane – from its junction with The Street for a distance of 434 metres in a northerly direction
  • Hearts Delight Road – from its junctions with Hearts Delight and Wrens Road for a distance of 46 metres in an easterly direction
  • Munsgore Lane – from its junction with School lane for a distance of 50 metres in an westerly direction
  • Ponds Farm Road – from its junctions with The Street and Wises Lane for a distance of 186 metres in an westerly direction
  • School Lane – from its junction with Pond Farm Road for a distance of 743 metres in a northerly direction
  • Starve Acre Lane – from its junctions with Hearts Delight and Bannister Hill for a distance of 42 metres in an easterly direction
  • Wises Lane – from its junctions with The Street and Ponds Farm Road for a distance of 273 metres in a north easterly direction
  • Wrens Road – from its junction with Hearts Delight Road and Hearts Delight for a distance of 372 metres in a southerly direction.

This Order was originally proposed as Amendment 16 but due to the recent consolidation order it has been re-named as above

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).

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  • Friday 27 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 13 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.