Various Roads, Harbledown in the District of Canterbury - Amendment 9: Speed Limit Order

The effect of this made Order will be to implement a 30mph speed limit on the following length of roads in Harbledown, Canterbury:

  • Chartham Hatch Road – from its junction with Faulkners Lane and Church Hill for a distance of 17 metres in a southerly direction
  • Church Hill - from its junction with Chartham Hatch Road for a distance of 229 metres in an easterly direction
  • Faulkners Lane – from its junction with Chartham Hatch Road for a distance of 117 metres in a westerly 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 facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians)
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.

The effect of this made Order will be to implement a 30mph speed limit on the following length of roads in Harbledown, Canterbury:

  • Chartham Hatch Road – from its junction with Faulkners Lane and Church Hill for a distance of 17 metres in a southerly direction
  • Church Hill - from its junction with Chartham Hatch Road for a distance of 229 metres in an easterly direction
  • Faulkners Lane – from its junction with Chartham Hatch Road for a distance of 117 metres in a westerly 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 facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians)
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.

  • 10 January 2025

    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 24 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.