THATCHAM TOWN (20MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 202*

WEST BERKSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
(THATCHAM TOWN) (20MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 202*

WEST BERKSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL PROPOSES to make an Order under Sections 84(1) and (2) and in accordance with Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 the effect of which is to lower the speed limit on the following roads in Thatcham to 20mph:

North of A4
1. For the entire length of the following roads:
Almond Drive, Archangel Way, Ash Gate, Baily Avenue, Barfield Road, Beverley Close, Blackthorn Drive, Bluebell Way, Bluecoats, Bradley-Moore Square, Broadmeadow End, Brooks Road, Browning Close, Brownsfield Road, Buttercup Place, Calard Drive, Celandine Grove, Chapel Court, Chapman Walk, Charlock Close, Chesterton Road, Chestnut Close, Conway Drive, Coopers Crescent, Cowslip Crescent, Crocus Mead, Dart Close, Dewberry Down, Dittany Gardens, Dryden Close, Dunstan Road, Eliot Close, Elmhurst Road, Faircross Court, Flecker Close, Florence Gardens, Foxglove Way, Foxglove Way/ Bluebell Way roundabout, Foxglove Way/Cowslip Crescent roundabout, Goldsmith Close, Gordon Road, Halifax Place, Hardy Close, Harebell Drive, Hartley Way, Hawthorne Close, Hazel Grove, Heather Drive, Henwick Lane, Humber Close, Kipling Close, Lamb Close, Lancaster Close, Larkspur Gardens, Lily Gardens, Link Way, Loundyes Close, Mallow Gardens, Marsh Road, Masefield Road, Meadowsweet Close, Medway Close, Mersey Way, Mount Road, Newbolt Close, Norlands, Northfield Road, Northway, Park Avenue, Park Lane, Parkside Road, Peers Place, Pimpernel Place, Poppy Drive, Roman Way, Rosemary Gardens, Sagecroft Road, Sedge Grove, Severn Close, Shakespeare Road, Shelley Road, Simmons Field, Snowdrop Copse, Sowerby Street, Speedwell Way, Stephenson Close, Stirling Way, Sunderland Place, Tamarisk Court, Tennyson Road, Thames Road, The Alders, The Close, The Firs, The Frances, The Haywards, The Henrys, The Waverleys, Trefoil Drove, Trent Crescent, Tyne Way, Unnamed Loop off Roman Way, Vincent Road, Violet Grove, Westfield Crescent, Westfield Road, Westland, Whitaker Court, Withybed Way, Woodavon Gardens, Wordsworth Road, Yarrow Close

2. Bowling Green Road Between its junctions with Henwick Lane, Gordon Road and Tull Way

3. Harts Hill Road Between A4 London Road and a point approx 36m north of its junction with Marsh Road.

South of A4
1. For the entire length of the following roads:
Adwood Court, Agricola Way, Alexander Road, Alston Mews, Appleford Close, Arkle Avenue, Arrowsmith Way, Artillery Drive, Ashbourne Way, Ashman Road, Ashworth Drive, Barley Close, Bath Road (service road 130 – 148), Bath Road (service road 150-168), Battalion Way, Beancroft Road, Beech Walk, Benham Hill Service Road, Betteridge Road, Blackdown Way, Blyth Avenue, Bodmin Close, Bolingbroke Way, Borderers Gardens, Boscawen Way, Botany Close, Bourne Road, Bowes Road, Braemore Close, Bramwell Close, Brent Close, Cairngorm Road, Cavalry Close, Cedar Grove, Cholsey Road, Church Gate, Church Lane, Cochrane Close, Coldstream Way, Coniston Close, Connaught Gardens, Coombe Court, Corderoy Close, Cropper Close, Crowfield Drive, Crown Acre Close, Curlew Close, Cygnet Close, Danvers Close, Deccan Grove, Defence Close, Denton Close, Derwent Road, Dickson Glade, Doublet Close, Dragoons Close, Draper Close, Druce Way, Edwin Close, Elms Avenue, Ennerdale Way, Evreux Close, Exmoor Road, Falmouth Way, Ferndale Court, Flagstaff Square, Fokerham Road, Foxhunter Way, Fromont Drive, Fuller Close, Fusiliers Place, Fyfield Road, Fylingdales, Glaisdale, Glebelands, Glenmore Close, Golding Close, Goose Green Way, Grassington Place, Grassmead, Great Barn Court, Green Lane, Grenadier Gardens, Griffiths Close, Hammond Close, Hartmead Road, Heardman Close, Hebden Close, Herons Way, High Street, Holywell Court, Horne Road, Horse Guards Way, Hurford Drive, Hussars Drive, Ilkley Way, Imperial Way, Infantry Drive, Jedburgh Close, John Hunt Close, Justice Close, Keighley Close, Kennet Close, Kestrel Close, Lancers Drive, Langford Way, Longbridge Road, Longcroft Road, Lyon Close, Magpie Close, Malham Road, Mallards Reach, Malthouse Close, Matthews Close, Mayow Close, Meadow Close, Military Drive, Mill Reef Close, Montacute Drive, Munkle Marsh, Neville Drive, Nideggen Close, Oak Tree Road, Observer Drive, Paddison Court, Pavy Close, Paynesdown Road, Peachey Drive, Pegasus Close, Pentland Place, Pinfold Place, Pipit Close, Poffley Place, Porlock Close, Pound Lane, Prancing Horse Close, Quarrington Close, Redshank Court, Richmond Avenue, Robertsfield, Roger Croft Drive, Rosedale Gardens, Rosier Close, Rotary Way, Rudland Close, Rydal Drive, Sargood Close, Scrivens Mead, Signals Close, Skillman Drive, Snowdon Close, Somerton Grove, Southdown Road, Spackman Close, Spriggs Close, Spurcroft Road, St Johns Road, St Marks Close, Stoney Lane, Stroller Close, Tadham Place, Tarn Howes Close, The Broadway, The Burdwood Centre, The Hollands, The Martins, The Quantocks, The Thackerays, The Turnery, Thompson Drive, Tomlin Close, Tonkins Drive, Turners Drive, Turnfields, Ullswater Close, Unnamed Access to rear of even numbers Ermin Walk, Unnamed Access to rear of odd numbers Ermin Walk, Urquhart Road, Victor Road, Webbs Acre, Wenlock Way, Westerdale, Wheelers Green Way, Wilfred Way, William Close, Windermere Way, Winston Way, Wolsingham Way, Yeomanry Close,

2. Station Road (west) Between Nideggen Close and The Moors

3. Station Road (east) Between The Moors and a point approx. 30m south of Wheelers Green Way.

The following three orders would be revoked in full and all limits referred to in these orders would be included in the new consolidated order being proposed:

WEST BERKSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL (STONEY LANE, STATION ROAD, VICTOR ROAD, HARTMEAD ROAD, COOMBE COURT, KENNET CLOSE, THE HOLLANDS AND ADWOOD COURT, THATCHAM) (20MPH SPEED LIMIT AND PROHIBITION OF WAITING) ORDER 2003,

WEST BERKSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, THATCHAM) (20MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2008,

 WEST BERKSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, IN THE TOWN OF THATCHAM) (20MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2012.

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 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.

Copies of the draft order, revoked orders, explanatory statement and plans 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, Market Street, Newbury RG14 5LD and on the Council’s Website www.westberks.gov.uk/thatcham-20 
or by scanning the QR code below. All objections and other representations relating to the proposed order should be sent in writing to the undersigned, quoting reference TM442 by not later than Wednesday 5th November 2025. All objections to the proposed order must specify the grounds on which they are made.

Jon Winstanley, Service Director, Environment,
West Berkshire District Council, Market Street
Newbury Berkshire RG14 5LD Dated: Thursday 16th October 2025