Cheapside Area, North Middleton - 20mph Speed Limit Order
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Borough Of Rochdale
(Cheapside Area, North Middleton) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rochdale Borough Council, in exercise of its powers under Sections 82 and 84 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Section 124(1) and paragraph 20(1) of Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act, has made an Order the effect of which is to:-
(i) Impose a 20 miles per hour speed limit on the roads shown in the SCHEDULE of this Order; and,
(ii) Direct that the roads specified in the SCHEDULE of this Order will cease to be restricted roads for the purposes of Section 81 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
SCHEDULE
| Name of Highway | Limits of Order |
|---|---|
| Assheton Street | For its entire length |
| Bardsley Street | For its entire length |
| Barrowfields | For its entire length |
| Brassey Street | For its entire length |
| Brewster Street | For its entire length |
| Brown Street | For its entire length |
| Cheapside | For its entire length |
| Clarke Brow | For its entire length |
| Dixon Street | For its entire length |
| Edward Street | For its entire length |
| Fielding Street | For its entire length |
| High Street | For its entire length |
| King Street | For its entire length |
| Morton Street | For its entire length |
| New Lane | For its entire length |
| North Street | For its entire length |
| Radclyffe Street | For its entire length |
| Spring Gardens | For its entire length |
| Union Street | For its entire length |
| Wagstaff Street | For its entire length |
| Walton Street | For its entire length |
| West Street | For its entire length |
| White Heart Meadow | For its entire length |
No speed limit imposed by this Notice applies to 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.
A copy of the Order and a plan showing the lengths of roads concerned, together with a Statement of Reasons for making the Order, may be viewed on the Council's website www.rochdale.gov.uk/roads, or by phoning Highways on 0300 303 8879 to request a copy via post.
If you wish to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or on the grounds that any requirement of that Act or any instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order, you may within six weeks from 13th March 2025 apply to the High Court for this purpose.
The Order will come into effect on 1st April 2025.
Dated this 20th day of March 2025
Suzanne Antrobus
Assistant Director (Legal, Governance & Coroners) Rochdale Borough Council Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU
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