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Durham - 20 mph Speed Limit & Mandatory Cycle Lane Order
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THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DURHAM
(PELAW LEAZES LANE, DURHAM CITY) (20 MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2026
(DURHAM CITY AND SURROUNDING AREA, MANDATORY CYCLE LANE) ORDER 2026
The Council proposes to make the above Orders under Sections 84 and 87 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, the effect of which will regulate the restrictions below which were introduced during the covid pandemic on Pelaw Leazes Lane, Durham City.
20 mph speed limit – Pelaw Leazes Lane, in its entirety, from its junctions with A690 from Leazes Road/School of Education entrance to its junctions with Public Footpath 78 Durham City riverside footpath and A690 Leazes Road.
Mandatory Cycle Lane Pelaw Leazes Lane
- (12.a) a 27 metre length from 7 metres south west of the centre line junction to the entrance to Carter House in a south westerly direction.
- a 40 metre length of the western leg that extends westerly from 6 metres west of the apex of the junction with (12.a)
A copy of the draft Orders and supporting documents may be inspected at Durham Clayport Library during normal opening hours and via the council’s website.
Any person who wishes to object to the proposals should send their grounds of objection in writing, to Sharon Renwick, Legal Assistant Durham County Council, Legal Services, PO Box 274, Durham, DH1 9RB or by email to highways.orders@durham.gov.uk by 16/7/2026 quoting the relevant reference number (speed limit order 13728788, cycle lane order 13729388).
Dated: 25/6/2026
HELEN BRADLEY
Director of Legal & Democratic Services County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL
Open to feedback
From
25-Jun-2026
To
16-Jul-2026
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