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Gipsy Lane - 20 M.P.H. Speed Limit
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LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
THE LEICESTER (20 M.P.H. SPEED LIMIT) (GIPSY LANE) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Leicester City Council has made an Order under Sections 84(1) and 84(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of this Order is to prohibit any motor vehicle from travelling at a speed exceeding 20 miles per hour along the length of road as set out below:
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Aneford Road Attingham Close Bale Road Birch Close Blaise Grove Brackley Close Braybrooke Road Buscot Close Carpe Road Cedarwood Close Clevedon Crescent Dunbar Road Dunholme Road Edgehill Road Essex Road Fairfax Close Fairfax Road
Gipsy Lane
Hampden Road Holkham Avenue |
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Huntingdon Road Iliffe Road Ireton Avenue Ireton Road Jubilee Gardens Lydford Road Marston Road Naseby Road Northfield Road Oliver Road Padstow Road Peake Road Portishead Road Rushford Close Rushford Drive St Ives Road Stockton Road Swainson Road Thornville Close Tomlin Road Tunstall Crescent Tamar Road Walcote Road Woodgreen Road Woodside Close |
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No speed limit imposed by this Order 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 further effect of this Order is to revoke both.
The Leicester (20mph Speed Limit) (Fairfax Road Area) Order 2017.
The Leicester (20mph Speed Limit) (Northfields Area) Order 2017.
A COPY of the Order, the relevant plan, and the Council’s statement of reasons for making the Order may be seen by calling 0116 454 1001 or 0116 454 4866 and requesting paper copies to be sent out via post.
This order will come into force on Monday 24th August 2026.
Any queries regarding the Scheme should be made to Michael Byrne on 01164546914.
Dated this Friday 21st August 2026.
Andrew L Smith Director, Planning, Development and Transportation Leicester City Council, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ
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