Telford and Wrekin Council - Changes to Mapped Speed Limits and Zones form text to map

The Council gives notice that it proposes to make the following Order for updating the articles to switch from text schedules to map schedules. 

The map schedules will show all speed limits and zones that apply to the roads in the Borough of Telford and Wrekin Council. The general effects of the Order are to:- 

1) To introduce new definitions related to map schedules (where “X” is the Schedule number in the Order document): -

 • “As Specified in the Map Schedule” means the lengths of road or designated by this Order and identified in the Map Tiles listed at Schedule “X”, which in conjunction with the Map Key, identifies each particular type of speed limit; 

• “Map Schedule” means the Map Tile along with a Map Key shown in Schedule “X”, which depicts the lengths of or areas of Roads designated by this Order, and contains a Map Key which identifies the type of each particular restriction or provision and, if appropriate, certain of its governing provisions; 

• “Map Tile” means an individual section of OS Map for the Borough of Telford & Wrekin with a specific Map Tile reference, being part of the Map Schedule as shown in Schedule 2 to this Order; 

• “Map Key”, Means a Key shown on a Map Schedule and identifies the type of restriction in force for that length of or areas of Road. 

2) To amend all Articles, by introducing the definition ‘As Specified in the Map Schedule’. 

This Order does not introduce any new speed limits or restrictions. The new articles will support Map Schedules under a new Consolidation Order that will be introduced in 2024. 

Documents detailing the particulars of the proposed Order may be inspected from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday at Darby House, Lawn Central, Overdale, Telford TF3 4JA or at www.Teford.gov.uk/TRO

 If you have any problems accessing the information at these locations, please call 01952 384000 and ask for Neighbourhood and Enforcement Services. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the order is made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.