Hart - Permanent 40 mph & 50 mph Speed Limit Changes

TRAFFIC ORDER PROPOSALS - 40 AND 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON B3016 ODIHAM ROAD

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 82, 84 and 122 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:

(i) Implement a 40mph speed limit (previously 50mph) on B3016 Odiham Road at Phoenix Green between its junction with the A30 London Road and a point 2,190 metres south thereof.

(ii) Implement a 50mph speed limit (previously National Speed Limit) on B3016 Odiham Road between a point 2,190 metres south of its junction with A30 London Road and its junction with A287 Farnham Road, an approximate distance of 2,390 metres.

This order will revoke and re-instate 'The Hampshire (Various Roads, Hartley Wintney to Hook) (Restricted Road, 30, 40 and 50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Order 2016' with no change of substance, save for the 40 and 50 miles per hour limits, described above, and the revocation of schedule I restricted roads from the original 2016 order. However, these restricted roads contained within schedule 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 revoked may be viewed at https://www.hants.gov.uk/community/publicnotices or inspected during the usual office hours at the following places:

(i) Fleet Library, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet, GU51 4BX (Opening Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday - Saturday: 09.30 - 17.00; Wednesday: 09.30 - 13.30)

(ii) Hart District Council Civic Offices, Harlington Way, Fleet, GU51 4AE (Opening hours: Monday Thursdays: 08.30 - 17.00; Fridays: 08.30 - 16.30)

(iii) Hampshire County Council Headquarters, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UJ (Opening hours: Mondays to Thursdays 8.30 - 17.15; Fridays 8.30 - 16.45)

(iv) Copies of the draft order, plan(s) 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, Universial Services, 2nd Floor, Elizabeth II Court West, The Castle, Winchester SO23 8UD quoting reference: C886/SV

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: C886/SV, by Friday 17th July 2026. 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 (Various Roads, Hartley Wintney to Hook) (30, 40 and 50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Consolidation Order 2026"

PATRICK BLOGG, Director of Universal Services, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD, email: public.notices@hants.gov.uk