Notice of Motion - Village Speed Limits: A consistent maximum 30mph default across East Sussex

Committee report · Full Council · Tue 13 Oct 2026 · East Sussex County Council · the whole meeting

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It asks the Council to request that the relevant Lead Member consider introducing a default 30mph maximum speed limit, applied where appropriate, on roads within villages across East Sussex, implemented by way of a single blanket Traffic Regulation Order where one is required. p9

It also asks that schools and other locations with particular safety sensitivities be excluded from this scheme and continue to be assessed separately, and that the Place Scrutiny Committee consider the potential benefits, feasibility, cost and legal process for implementing such a scheme ahead of consideration by the Lead Member. p10 p11

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p9This Council resolves: 1. To request that the relevant Lead Member consider introducing a default 30mph maximum speed limit, applied where appropriate, on roads within villages across East Sussex, implemented by way of a single blanket Traffic Regulation Order where one is required, rather than through individual, road by road assessment.
p102. That schools and other locations with particular safety sensitivities be excluded from this scheme and continue to be assessed separately, on their own merits, as a distinct matter.
p113. That ahead of consideration by the Lead Member, the Place Scrutiny Committee considers the potential benefits, feasibility, cost and legal process for implementing such a scheme.

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