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Blackburn - Proposed 30 MPH Speed Limits & Revocation of Existing Speed Restrictions
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BLACKBURN with DARWEN BC
(HORDEN RAKE, BROKEN STONE ROAD, BOG HEIGHT ROAD, BLACKBURN) (30 MPH SPEED LIMIT AND REVOCATION) ORDER 2026
NOTICE is hereby given that the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, proposes to make an Order under Sections 81 to 84 (inclusive) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the Chief Constable of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
The effect of the Order will be to introduce various speed limits on various roads as set out in the Schedule 1 below with Schedule 2 setting out those proposed revocations. The usual exemptions will apply.
Any queries concerning the proposals should be made by telephoning the Council and asking for the Highways Team on 01254 585585.
Copies of the Orders and relevant plans, together with a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order, may be examined at the Information Desks, Town Hall, Blackburn and Town Hall, Darwen Monday to Friday inclusive between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. (excluding Bank Holidays). Written objections to the Orders, specifying the grounds thereof, should be sent to the undersigned to be received no later than 23 November 2026.
DATED this 29th day of October 2026
Asad Laher, Deputy Director of Legal & Governance, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY
SCHEDULE 1 – 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT RESTRICTION
|
Street |
Side |
Extent |
|---|---|---|
|
Horden Rake, Blackburn |
Both |
From its junction with Horden View to its junction with Broken Stone Road in an easterly direction. |
|
Broken Stone Road, Blackburn |
Both |
From its junction with Horden Rake to its junction with Bog Height Road |
|
Bog Height Road, Blackburn |
Both |
Its junction with Broken Stone Road, flits entire length to its junction with Blackburn Road (A666) |
SCHEDULE 2 – REVOCATIONS OF 30 & 40 MPH SPEED RESTRICTION IN THE BOROUGH OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN (VARIOUS ROADS IN BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH) (SPEED LIMIT) (CONSOLIDATION) ORDER 2019 (“THE 2019 ORDER”)
|
Schedule in 2019 Order |
Street in Blackburn |
Extent |
|---|---|---|
|
Schedule 1: 40 MPH SPEED RESTRICTION |
Horden Rake |
From its junction with Broken Stone Road for a distance of 645 metres in an easterly direction then southerly direction |
|
Schedule 1 40 MPH SPEED RESTRICTION |
Broken Stone Road |
From its junction with Horden View to its junction with Broken Stone Road. |
|
Schedule 4 30 MPH SPEED RESTRICTION |
Bog Height Road |
From a point 105 metres from the centreline of Meadow Head Lane to a point 162 metres west of the centreline of Beech Grove |
Open to feedback
From
29-Oct-2026
To
23-Nov-2026
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