Various Roads, East Farleigh in the Borough of Maidstone - Amendment 13: Speed Limit Order

The effect of this made Order will be to extend the current 30mph speed limit on the following lengths of roads in East Farleigh, Maidstone:-

  • Forge Lane – from junction with Vicarage Lane for a distance of 150 meters in an easterly direction
  • Gallants Lane – from junction with Wilsons Lane to junction with Heath Road
  • Vicarage Lane – from the current speed restriction at its junction with Forge Lane for its entire length
  • Wilsons Lane – for its entire length.

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)
  • or preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.

The effect of this made Order will be to extend the current 30mph speed limit on the following lengths of roads in East Farleigh, Maidstone:-

  • Forge Lane – from junction with Vicarage Lane for a distance of 150 meters in an easterly direction
  • Gallants Lane – from junction with Wilsons Lane to junction with Heath Road
  • Vicarage Lane – from the current speed restriction at its junction with Forge Lane for its entire length
  • Wilsons Lane – for its entire length.

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)
  • or preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.

  • 20 December 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 3 February 2025, 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.