Wappenham Road, Abthorpe - 40mph Speed Limit Order
What is planned?
WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
(WAPPENHAM ROAD, BLAKESLEY ROAD & ABTHORPE ROAD, ABTHORPE) (40 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that West Northamptonshire Council, in
exercise of its powers under Section 84 and Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic
Regulation Act 1984, as amended, proposes to make an Order to introduce
a 40 miles per hour speed limit on the lengths of roads described in the
Schedule to this notice.
The effect of the proposed Order will be to prohibit any person from driving a motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 40 miles per hour on the roads specified in the Schedule below.
A copy of the proposed Order, a map showing the exact length of roads to
which it relates and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to
make the Order may be:
• Viewed online at: www.westnorthants.gov.uk (search: “Traffic Regulation Orders”); or
• Inspected in person (by appointment only) at: Kier Highways, Brixworth Depot, Old Harborough Road, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, NN6 9BX To arrange an appointment, please call: 01604 529700
MAKING REPRESENTATIONS OR OBJECTIONS – Any person wishing to object to, support, or make representations regarding the proposed Order must do so in writing, stating the grounds on which they are made, to:
Traffic Orders Section, Kier Highways, Highways Depot, Old Harborough Road, Brixworth, NN6 9BX or by email to: WNCParkingenquiries@kier.co.uk quoting reference P2054. All representations must be received no later than 16th October 2025.
Dated this 25th day of September 2025
SARAH HALL, Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer (Interim) P2054
SCHEDULE
Item | Road | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | Wappenham Road | At a point 108 metres northeast of its junction with School Lane extending 463 metres in a north easterly direction |
2 | Blakesley Road | From its junction with Wappenham Road extending 15 metres in a north westerly direction |
3 | Abthorpe Road | From its junction with Wappenham Road extending 15 metres in a south easterly direction |
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