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Hall Drive Area, South Middleton - 20mph Speed Limit Order

M24 1EDPublished 24/06/26
Heywood & Middleton Guardian • 

What is happening?

BOROUGH OF ROCHDALE
(HALL DRIVE AREA, SOUTH MIDDLETON)
(20MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2026

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
Alkrington Green For its entire length
Alkrington Hall Road North For its entire length
Alkrington Hall Road South For its entire length
Colson Drive For its entire length
Dene Drive For its entire length
Dingle Road For its entire length
Hall Drive For its entire length
Home Drive For its entire length
Ivy Drive For its entire length
Lake Drive For its entire length
Meadow Road For its entire length
Parkside For its entire length
Stuart Walk For its entire length
West Crescent For its entire length
Woodfield Road For its entire length
Woodlands Way 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 18th June 2026 apply to the High Court for this purpose.

The Order will come into effect on 1st July 2026.
Dated this 25th day of June 2026
Suzanne Antrobus
Assistant Director (Legal, Governance & Coroners)
Rochdale Borough Council

Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU

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