Various Streets in Dewsbury - Introduction of 20mph Speed Limit
What is happening?
KIRKLEES COUNCIL
(SPEED LIMIT) (NO. 123) ORDER 2025
ALFRED STREET, BATTYE STREET, CAMROYD STREET, EASTBOROUGH CRESCENT, ERNEST STREET, INGS ROAD, LONGCAUSEWAY, PEPPER ROYD STREET, ROCKLEY STREET, ST PHILIPS CLOSE, DEWSBURY
(20MPH SPEED LIMIT)
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees propose to make the above Order under their powers in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 the effect of which, as it affects lengths of roads in the Dewsbury area in the Kirklees district, will be to:
Impose a 20mph speed limit on lengths of the following roads:
| Name of Road | Length affected |
|---|---|
| Alfred Street | From Battye Street to Leeds Road |
| Battye Street | From Dewsbury Ring Road to Ings Road |
| Camroyd Street | From Battye Street to end |
| Eastborough Crescent | From Battye Street to Camroyd Street |
| Ernest Street | From Battye Street to Camroyd Street |
| Ings Road | From Battye Street to Leeds Road |
| Longcauseway | From Link Road to end |
| Pepper Royd Street | From Battye Street to end |
| Rockley Street | From Battye Street to end |
| St Philips Close | From Battye Street to end |
REASON: This order is proposed to introduce a 20mph speed limit to Battye Street, Dewsbury and a number of adjacent streets.
This work is being funded by a collaborative initiative between Kirklees Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and is funded by the Transforming Cities Fund with the aim to improve road safety and improve facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.
The implementation of these restrictions are expected to specifically improve road safety for pedestrians and cyclists and all other road users.
• Online: http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/trafficregulation
• By emailing highways.TRO@kirklees.gov.uk
If you wish to object to the proposed Order, you should send the grounds for your objection to:
• by email: TRO.Objections@kirklees.gov.uk; or
• by post to TRO Objections, Kirklees Council Legal Services, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield HD1 9EL
Objections must be sent no later than 20 November 2025, and please ensure you quote reference DEV/HG/D11825123
Dated this 23 October 2025
Samantha Lawton – Service Director – Legal, Governance and Commissioning. Kirklees Council, Legal Services, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield HD1 9EL
Open to feedback
From
23-Oct-2025
To
20-Nov-2025
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