South Lakeland - Proposed Speed Limit Changes

WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL

(VARIOUS ROADS, SOUTH LAKELAND AREA)

(CONSOLIDATION AND PROVISION OF SPEED LIMITS)

(ORDER 2024) VARIATION (NO. 5)

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1. Westmorland and Furness Council hereby give notice that it proposes to make the above Order under Sections 1(1) and 2(1) to (4), and 81 to 85 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2, The effect of the proposed Order will be to: -

i) Introduce 20 miles per hour speed limit restrictions of the following locations:

Burneside, Crosscrake, Grasmere, High Carley, Lowick Green, Outgate, Pennington, Sedgwick, and Ulverston.

ii) Extend the existing 20 miles per hour speed limits on various roads in Grasmere, Pennington and Ulverston.

iii) Remove the 30 miles per hour speed limit from various roads, or sections of road, in Pennington, Sedgwick and Ulverston.

iv) Remove the 30 miles per hour speed limits on various roads, or sections of road, in Pennington, Crosscrake and Ulverston.

v) Introduce 50 miles per hour speed limits on a section of the A5084 in Lowick Green.

PLEASE REFER TO THE DOCUMENTS ON DEPOSIT AND ON THE COUNCIL’S WEBSITE FOR FULL DETAILS.

3. Full details of the proposed Order, together with plans showing the lengths of road concerned, and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order, may be: -

(i) viewed on the Council’s website using the following link: -

https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/parking-streets-and-transport/streets-roads-and-pavements/road-maintenance-closures-and-improvements/proposed-traffic-regulation-orders-tros

(ii) on deposit at South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, LA9 4RQ; Ambleside Library, Kelsick Road, Ambleside, LA22 0BZ; Kendal Library, Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4PY; and Ulverston Library, The Coro, County Square, Ulverston, LA12 7LZ

(iii) at the offices of the undersigned; and

(iv) may otherwise be obtained by emailing TROConsultation@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

4. If you wish to comment or make representations in relation to the proposals, you should write to the Traffic Management Team, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal LA9 4DQ or by email to 20mph@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk by 27 August 2026, marking your correspondence with reference: 20mph/20265/Stat.Con/SL.

Director of Law & Governance, Westmorland and Furness, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, LA9 4DQ.

Dated 6 August 2026