Skipton - Proposed Speed Limit Changes and Revocation of 40 mph Restrictions

Derestriction & Revocation of 40 Mph Speed Limit, A65/A59/A629 Roundabout & Gargrave Road, Skipton, Order 2026

Notice is hereby given that North Yorkshire Council proposes to make an Order under Sections 82(2), 83(2) & 84(1) & (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 & Part IV of Schedule 9 to the 1984 Act, the effect of which will be to: (a) direct that the lengths of road specified in the Schedule below shall cease to be restricted roads for the purposes of Section 81 of the 1984 Act, so that they become subject to the national speed limit of 60 mph; & (b) revoke the Orders listed below, including the existing 40 mph speed limit on Gargrave Road, Skipton. In consequence of that revocation, & by reason of the system of street lighting present, the length of Gargrave Road lying beyond the derestricted length specified in the Schedule will be a restricted road subject to a 30 mph speed limit - A65 North West Bypass, Skipton from the north eastern edge of Thorlby Roundabout circulatory carriageway, for a distance of 176 metres in a north easterly direction. Gargrave Road, Skipton from the eastern edge of the Thorlby Roundabout circulatory carriageway, for a distance of 24 metres in an easterly direction. A629, Skipton from the southern edge of the Thorlby Roundabout circulatory carriageway, for a distance of 95 metres in a southerly direction. A59, Skipton from the south western edge of the Thorlby Roundabout circulatory carriageway, for a distance of 87 metres in a south westerly direction. A65 Settle Road, Skipton from the north western edge of the Thorlby Roundabout circulatory carriageway, for a distance of 139 metres in a north westerly direction. A65/A59/A629 Thorlby Roundabout circulatory, Skipton in its entirety. The proposed Order will also revoke in its entirety: - The Council of the County of North Yorkshire (Derestriction) (Thorlby Roundabout) Order 1986; The Council of the County of North Yorkshire (Restricted Road) (Gargrave Road, Skipton) Order 1984; The Council of the County of North Yorkshire (Restricted Road) (Gargrave Road, Skipton) Order 1988 & North Yorkshire County Council (40 MPH Speed Limit) (Gargrave Road, Skipton) Order 1991. A copy of the draft Order, together with a map showing the roads affected, a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order & the Orders proposed to be revoked may be inspected at County Hall, Northallerton & at Skipton Library, High Street, Skipton BD23 1JX during normal office hours from 22/10/26 until 13/11/26 & also viewed online at www.northyorks.gov.uk/roadworks-map or www.northyorks.gov.uk/traffic-regulation-orders. If you wish to object to the proposed Order, you should send the grounds for your objection, in writing, addressed to Area 5 Skipton Highways Office, Snaygill Industrial Estate, Keighley Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 2QR or by email Area5.Skipton@northyorks.gov.uk or via the website link above by 13/11/26.