Various roads, Sevenoaks Weald in the district of Sevenoaks - Amendment 1: Speed limit order

Consultation has concluded

The effect of this made Order will be to reduce the current speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on the following lengths of roads in Sevenoaks Weald, Sevenoaks:

Elmfield Close
Hurst Farm Road
Mount Pleasant Road
Overdale
Paiges Farm Close The Wickets
Weald CloseWindmill Road
Church Road
Glebe Road Long Barn Road
Morleys Road
Scabharbour Road




And to extend the 30mph speed limit on Long Barn Road from its current location extend by a further 139 metres in a southerly direction.

This Order was originally advertised as Amendment 30 but due to the consolidation of the orders for Sevenoaks this Order has now become Amendment 1.

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 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 speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on the following lengths of roads in Sevenoaks Weald, Sevenoaks:

Elmfield Close
Hurst Farm Road
Mount Pleasant Road
Overdale
Paiges Farm Close The Wickets
Weald CloseWindmill Road
Church Road
Glebe Road Long Barn Road
Morleys Road
Scabharbour Road




And to extend the 30mph speed limit on Long Barn Road from its current location extend by a further 139 metres in a southerly direction.

This Order was originally advertised as Amendment 30 but due to the consolidation of the orders for Sevenoaks this Order has now become Amendment 1.

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 preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.
Consultation has concluded

  • 14 July 2023

    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

    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 28 August 2023, 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.