Council wants feedback on 20mph

In a bid to engage with the local communities in Wales, including Newtown, the Welsh Government has unveiled plans to work closely with councils to bring about focused alterations to the existing national 20mph speed limit.

Residents and businesses in Newtown are encouraged to share their perspectives on the current speed limits by emailing Powys County Council.

Feedback can include suggestions to change a road's speed limit from 20mph to 30mph, vice versa, or maintain the existing 20mph limit.

All submissions must be accompanied by valid reasons supporting the proposed amendments.

All feedback received by August 31 will be meticulously reviewed in alignment with the recently issued guidelines from the Welsh Government concerning 30mph restrictions on certain roads. Roads identified for potential speed limit adjustments will be mapped out and shared with local stakeholders and Town and Community Councils for further input.

Subsequently, any recommendations for speed limit alterations will undergo a legal traffic regulation order (TRO) process, inclusive of a public consultation phase, before any changes are officially implemented.

Cllr Jackie Charlton, Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys urges residents and businesses to get in touch if they would like their views on local speed limits listened too as part of this review. She said:

"Listening to our communities is really important to us in Powys and many of you have already got in touch. But there is still time to hear from anyone else who thinks that a specific road in their area should change from 20mph to 30mph, change from 30mph to 20mph or stay at 20mph."

"When you email us, please be clear and precise about which section of road you are talking about and give reasons for your views."

"Welsh Government has asked us to keep listening and receiving comments until the end of August. At this point we will begin reviewing all the feedback alongside the new exceptions guidance and consider if it is appropriate for the speed limit to change."

"This is likely to take several months and will go through the proper process and, where necessary, including public consultation."

How to Get Involved

You can email your thoughts to traffic@powys.gov.uk. Feedback related to trunk roads should be sent to TrunkRoads20mph@gov.wales.

For more information on trunk roads in Powys, residents can visit Datamap Wales.