Various Roads, Herne Bay in Canterbury - Amendment 14: Speed limit order

Consultation has concluded

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the existing speed limit to 20mph on the following length of roads in Herne Bay, Canterbury:

For their entire lengths:

Albany Drive
Arkley Road
Avenue Road
Bank Street
Bay Mews
Beach Street
Bognor Drive
Brunswick Square
Buller's Avenue
Canterbury Road
Cavendish Road
Cherry Gardens
Clarence Road
Clarence Street
Cornminster Court
Dering Road
Fenoulhet Way
Fernlea Avenue
Fleetwood Avenue
Gordon Road
Gosfield Road
Hanover Square
Hanover Street
High Street
Kings Road
Leighville Drive
Linden Avenue
Minster Drive
Montague Street
New Street
Oxenden Park Drive
Oxenden Street
Park Road
Pier Avenue
Queens Gardens
Queen Street
Richmond Street
Sandown Drive
South Road
St Annes Drive
St Andrews Close
Stanley Gardens
Stanley Road
Station Road
The Circus
Underdown Road
Victoria Park
Western Avenue
William Street


  • Oxenden Square - from Clarence Street for a distance of 29 meters in a southerly direction.
  • Sea Street - from Avenue Road to Grand Drive.
  • Spenser Road - from Station Road to Canterbury Road.

This Order was originally consulted on as Amendment 13.

This order has been made for the following reason:

  • 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

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the existing speed limit to 20mph on the following length of roads in Herne Bay, Canterbury:

For their entire lengths:

Albany Drive
Arkley Road
Avenue Road
Bank Street
Bay Mews
Beach Street
Bognor Drive
Brunswick Square
Buller's Avenue
Canterbury Road
Cavendish Road
Cherry Gardens
Clarence Road
Clarence Street
Cornminster Court
Dering Road
Fenoulhet Way
Fernlea Avenue
Fleetwood Avenue
Gordon Road
Gosfield Road
Hanover Square
Hanover Street
High Street
Kings Road
Leighville Drive
Linden Avenue
Minster Drive
Montague Street
New Street
Oxenden Park Drive
Oxenden Street
Park Road
Pier Avenue
Queens Gardens
Queen Street
Richmond Street
Sandown Drive
South Road
St Annes Drive
St Andrews Close
Stanley Gardens
Stanley Road
Station Road
The Circus
Underdown Road
Victoria Park
Western Avenue
William Street


  • Oxenden Square - from Clarence Street for a distance of 29 meters in a southerly direction.
  • Sea Street - from Avenue Road to Grand Drive.
  • Spenser Road - from Station Road to Canterbury Road.

This Order was originally consulted on as Amendment 13.

This order has been made for the following reason:

  • 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
Consultation has concluded

  • 8 March 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 22 April 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.