Various Roads, Manston in the District of Thanet - Amendment 2: Speed Limit

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the current national speed limit to 40mph on Manston Road, Manston, Thanet – from a point 20 metres west of its junction with Haine Road for a distance of 680 metres in a westerly direction. And reduce the current national speed limit to 20mph on Preston Road, Manston, Thanet – from its junction with Manston Road for a distance of 513 metres in a northerly direction.

This Order was originally proposed as Amendment 8 but due to the recent consolidation order it has been re-named as above

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • to avoid the 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.


The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the current national speed limit to 40mph on Manston Road, Manston, Thanet – from a point 20 metres west of its junction with Haine Road for a distance of 680 metres in a westerly direction. And reduce the current national speed limit to 20mph on Preston Road, Manston, Thanet – from its junction with Manston Road for a distance of 513 metres in a northerly direction.

This Order was originally proposed as Amendment 8 but due to the recent consolidation order it has been re-named as above

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • to avoid the 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.


  • Friday 20 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 6 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.