Twenty-four areas in Cumbria are in line to have 20mph speed limits introduced – and now is the final chance to have your say about them.
Westmorland & Furness Council said the 24 areas, initially proposed in the second phase of schemes were approved at Eden, Furness and South Lakeland locality boards last month.
The approvals were given because communities supported the proposals during an initial consultation held in the summer.
The schemes now move to statutory consultation before the final decision is made to determine implementation early next year.
Consultation for the Furness and Eden areas opened today, Friday November 14 for 21 days and the South Lakeland consultation will open next Thursday, November 20 for 21 days.
For more information and to take part in the consultation, go to https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/parking-streets-and-transport/streets-roads-and-pavements/road-maintenance-closures-and-improvements/proposed-traffic-regulation-orders-tros
Over 5,200 people took part in the initial consultation, which focused on areas in built up towns and villages with a current maximum speed limit of 40mph or less.
Twenty schemes are progressing as first proposed and four with amendments based on community feedback.
Furness
All eight of the proposed 20mph schemes are progressing in the Furness area.
With strong support from residents, the schemes for Cambridge Primary School, Barrow; Cows Tarn Lane, Walney; Dane Ghyll Primary School, Barrow; Newbarns Primary School, Barrow; Ramsden Infant School, Barrow; and Walney School and Sandy Gap Lane were approved with no changes.
Amendments to 20mph scheme designs at St Paul’s Junior School and Victoria Infant and Nursery School and Victoria Junior School, in Barrow have joined the two schemes together to ensure they best meet community needs raised in the consultation.
Eden
Proposed schemes for Clifton, Gamblesby, Glassonby, Great Asby, Greystoke, Sockbridge & Tirril and Stainton received significant community backing are moving ahead as planned.
In Penrith, a total of 9,294 individual notifications resulted in a total of 764 responses, 730 of those from respondents who registered a postcode within Penrith itself.
Forty six per cent were in support, 14 per cent in support with amendments and 40 per cent against.
The council said that analysis of the data indicated that, whilst other areas of Penrith were supportive overall of the proposals, the data for Castletown was inconclusive.
It led to a recommendation that Skirsgill Lane be added to the scheme and the Castletown proposals omitted and resubmitted and reconsulted on separately as part of next year’s proposals.
South Lakeland
The proposed schemes for Cartmel, Greenodd and Penny Bridge, Heversham, Ings, Levens, Milnthorpe and Satterthwaite received significant community backing and will move ahead as planned.
The Kendal scheme will also move ahead as planned.
A total of 15,712 properties received individual notification of the consultation and 2,705 responses were received.
Forty per cent of respondents supported the proposal, 16 per cent supported it with amendments and 44 per cent were against.
Requests for the limits came through a new streamlined route launched by Westmorland and Furness Council in December 2023 which made it easier and quicker for communities to submit applications for 20mph.
The new approach accelerated the application process by several months, leading to 49 requests covering 79 proposed schemes across the area.
