THEALE - 20 M.P.H AND 30 M.P.H SPEED LIMIT multiple notices

WEST BERKSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
(VARIOUS ROADS, THEALE)
(20 M.P.H AND 30 M.P.H SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2024
WEST BERKSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL has made an Order under Sections 84(1) and (2) and Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 the effect of which is to impose a 20 MPH and a 30 MPH speed limit as follows: SCHEDULE 1 – 20 MPH SPEED LIMIT (IN THE PARISH OF THEALE)

• Entire lengths of: Alderfield Close, Andrews Close, Blatchs Close, Blossom Avenue, Blossom Lane, Cavalier Close, Chestnut Close, Church Street, Church Street Service Road, Cloister Mews, Crown Lane, Ellerton Close, High Street, James Butcher Drive, Kathleen Sanders Court, Meadow Way, Morton Place, Mulberry Way, Muswell Close, North Walk, Play Platt, Rotherfield Close, Roundhead Road, Spring Gardens, Swallowfield Gardens, The Crescent, The Orchard, Trinity Court, Volunteer Road, Whitehart Close, Woodfield Way, Worsley Place.

• Deadmans Lane – Between its junction with Church St and a point approx. 70m north of its junction with Spring Gardens.

• Englefield Road – Between a point approx. 45m west of its junction with North St and its junction with Church St.

• Lambfields – Entire length of public highway.

• Station Road - Between its junction with High St and a point approx. 32m south of its junction with Meadow Way.

• Unnamed road from A340 to The Green – Between its junction with The Green and a point approx. 38m north.

SCHEDULE 2 – 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT (IN THE PARISH OF THEALE)

• Englefield Road – Between a point approx. 15m east of its junction with Pangbourne Road (A340) and a point approx. 45m west of its junction with North Street.

• North Street – Between its junction with Englefield Road and a point approx. 21m north. 

• Unnamed road from A340 to The Green – Between a point approx. 15m east of its junction with Pangbourne Road (A340) and a point approx. 38m north of its junction with The Green.

The Order will revoke Royal County of Berkshire (Various Roads, Theale) (40 MPH Speed Limit) Order 1997, West Berkshire District Council (Various Roads, Theale) (20 MPH Speed Limit) Order 2008 and West Berkshire District Council (Englefield Road and North Street, Theale) (30 MPH and 40 MPH Speed Limit) Order 2019 in their entirety. 

No statutory provision imposing a speed limit on motor vehicles shall apply to any vehicle on an occasion when it is being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes, if the observance of that provision would be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion. No speed limit imposed by this Order shall apply to any vehicle or vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic
Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011 when used in accordance with regulation 3(5) of those Regulations.

The Order was made on 8th October 2024 and will come into operation on 11th October 2024.

Copies of the Order, Revoked Orders, explanatory statement and Plan can be inspected during the hours of 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays at the offices of West Berkshire District Council (at main reception on the Ground Floor) Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5LD and by visiting the Council’s website http://www.westberks.gov.uk/consultations

If you wish to question the validity of the Order or any provisions contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, or on the grounds that any requirement of that Act of any instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order, you may, within six weeks from the 10 October 2024 apply to the High Court for this purpose. 

Jon Winstanley, Service Director, Environment, West Berkshire District Council, Market Street Newbury Berkshire RG14 5LD Dated 10th October 2024