Romsey Road, Pitt - 30 mph speed limit extension
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Traffic Order Proposals – 30 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit Extension On Romsey Road At Pitt
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hampshire County Council (“the Council”) proposes to make the above-mentioned Order, in exercise of its powers and duties under Sections 84 and 122(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”), Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Act, and of all other enabling powers, after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act and having discharged its duty under section 122 of the Act.
GENERAL NATURE AND EFFECTS OF THE ORDER: Will be to reduce the 40 miles per hour speed limit on Romsey Road between a point 28 metres south-west of the south-western extent of the bus stop layby east of Pitt roundabout and a point 40 metres south-west of its junction with Kilham Lane / Stanmore Lane to 30 miles per hour. This length of road shall become a restricted road (30mph) by virtue of a system of streetlighting.
This order will revoke and re-instate ‘The Hampshire (Romsey Road / Badger Farm Road Area, Winchester) (Restricted Road, 30, 40 and 50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Order 2013’ with no change of substance save for the extended 30 miles per hour limit, described above, and the revocation of schedule I, item (i) restricted roads from the original 2013 order. However, these restricted roads contained within schedule I, item (i) will remain by virtue of section 82(1)(a) of the Act, 30 miles per hour with no requirement for an Order.’
FURTHER DETAILS: A copy of this notice, the proposed order, a map showing the location and effect of the proposal, a statement of reasons and the order to be revoked may be viewed at https://www.hants.gov.uk/ community/publicnotices/?typeid=5 or inspected during the usual office hours at the following places:
- Winchester Library, The Arc, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB (Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday – Saturday: 09.30 – 17.00; Wednesday: 09.30 – 13.30)
- Winchester City Council, Colebrook Street, Winchester, SO23 9LJ (Opening hours: Monday – Thursday 08.30 – 17.00; Friday: 08.30 – 16.30)
- Hampshire County Council Headquarters, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UJ (Opening hours: Mondays to Thursdays 8.30 – 17.15; Fridays 8.30 – 16.45)
- Copies of the draft order, plan and statement of reasons can also be obtained by e-mailing public.notices@hants.gov.uk or by writing to Traffic Orders Team, Safer Roads and Parking, Economy, Transport and Environment, 2nd Floor, Elizabeth II Court West, The Castle, Winchester SO23 8UD quoting reference: C872/KK
OBJECTIONS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIONS: All objections/other representations in respect of this proposal must be made in writing to The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD or email public.notices@hants.gov. uk quoting reference: - C872/KK, by Friday 16th May 2025. All objections must state the grounds on which they are made. Under the requirements of current access to information legislation, any statement you make to the Council in response to this Notice may be made available to the press and to the public, who would be entitled to take copies of it if they so wished.
TITLE: The order, if made, will be known as “The Hampshire (Romsey Road / Badger Farm Road Area, Winchester) (30, 40 and 50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Order 2025.”
Patrick Blogg,
Director of Universal Services, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD, email: public.notices@hants.gov.uk
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