Various Roads, Ightham in the Borough of Tonbridge & Malling - Amendment 5: Speed Limit

The effect of this made Order will be to implement a 20mph speed limit on the following length of roads in Ightham, Tonbridge & Malling:

  • Cobs Close, Oldbury Close, Oldbury Lane, Spring Lane – for their 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)
  • 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 20mph speed limit on the following length of roads in Ightham, Tonbridge & Malling:

  • Cobs Close, Oldbury Close, Oldbury Lane, Spring Lane – for their 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)
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.


  • Friday 23 January 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 9 March 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.