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Various Roads - Speed Limits: Order


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The County Borough of Conwy (Various Roads - Speed Limits) Order 2023

The Conwy County Borough Council  in exercise of its powers under Sections 82(2) 83(2) 84(1) and 84(2) and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act of 1984"), and of all other enabling powers, after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 9 to the Act of 1984, hereby orders as follows:

1. IN THIS ORDER

“motor vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on the roads as defined in Section 185 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

“exempted vehicle” means:

(a)  any vehicle being used by the emergency services for the purposes described in section 87 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1);

(b)  any vehicle being used for naval, military or air force purposes, and being driven by a person for the time being subject to the orders of the member of the armed forces of the Crown, who is a member of the special forces –

(i) in response, or for practice in responding, to a national security emergency by a person who has been trained in driving at high speeds; or

(ii)  for the purpose of training a person in driving vehicles at high speeds.

“special forces” means those units of the armed forces the maintenance of whose capabilities is the responsibility of the Director of Special Forces or which are for the time being subject to the operational command of that Director

2. No person shall cause or permit any Motor Vehicle to proceed at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour on the lengths of road specified in Schedules 1 and 2.

3. No person shall cause or permit any Motor Vehicle to proceed at a speed exceeding 40 miles per hour on the length of road specified in Schedule 3.

4. The previously made Orders specified in Schedule 4 are hereby partially revoked in so far only as specified in that Schedule.

5. The previously made Orders specified in Schedule 5 are hereby revoked reverting the lengths of roads referred to in those Orders to restricted roads status of 20mph

6. This Order shall come into force on 17 September 2023 and may be cited as The County Borough of Conwy (Various Roads - Speed Limits) Order 2023

Schedule 1 – 30mph speed limit

A470 Royal Welsh Way Marl Lane Roundabout

  • From a point 50 metres north of its junction with Marl Lane to a point 40 metres south of that junction

A470 Royal Welsh Way Narrow Lane Roundabout

  • From a point 70 metres west of its junction with Narrow Lane to a point 60 metres east of that junction

A470 Royal Welsh Way Black Cat Roundabout

  • From a point 27 metres north of its junction with A55 Black Cat roundabout to that junction

A547 Conway Road, Llandudno Junction

  • From a point 57 metres north of its junction with A55 Black Cat roundabout to that junction

A546 Glan y Mor Road Deganwy

  • From a point 100 metres south east of its junction with Ty Mawr Road to its junction with New Road A546 New Road

A546 New Road Deganwy

  • Entire length

A546 Ffordd 6G, Llandudno Junction

  • Entire length

A547 Conway Road, Conwy

  • From its junction with Ffordd 6G/ New Road to a point 95m east of its junction with the suspension bridge

Crogfryn Lane, Llanrhos

  • From its junction with A470 Wormhout Way/ Royal Welsh Way to its junction with B5115 Pentywyn Road Llanrhos

Gloddaeth Lane, Llanrhos

  • From its junction with A470 Wormhout Way/ Royal Welsh Way for a distance of 45m in an easterly direction

B5115 Pentywyn Road Llanrhos

  • From a point south of its junction with St Anne’s Gardens for a distance of approximately 285 metres in a southerly direction

A470 Wormhout Way, Llanrhos

  • From a point 106 metres north of its junction with Gloddaeth Lane roundabout junction to a point 55 metres south of that junction

B5115 Penrhyn Hill, Penrhynside

  • West side: from a point 15 metres northwest of its junction with Penrhyn Old Road to its junction with Colwyn Road
  • East side: from its junction with Colwyn Road to its roundabout junction with Llandudno Road

Bryn y Bia Road, Penrhynside

  • From its junction with Colwyn Road to a point east of its junction with Pendre Road, a distance of 47 metres

Colwyn Road, Penrhynside

  • From its junction with Penrhyn Hill in a north westerly direction for a distance of 105 metres

A547 Rhuddlan Road

  • From a point 102 metres east of its junction with A55 to a point 27m west of that junction

A543 Groes, Bylchau

  • From a point 210 metres west of its cross-roads junction with ‘Henllan to Groes’ Road and Nant-y-Hengoed, in a westerly direction to its junction with Ty Mawr, a distance of approximately 610 metres.

A548 Towyn Road Towyn

  • From its junction with Henllys layby in a north easterly direction to a point 58 metres west of its junction with Morfa Avenue

Henllys Layby, Towyn

  • Entire length

Kings Drive Colwyn Bay

  • From its junction with Old Highway to a point 15m south of the boundary with Llys Argoed

A544 Llanfairtalhaiarn to Llansannan Road

  • From its junction with A548 Abergele to Llanrwst Road to a point 160 metres south of its junction with Denbigh Road

Schedule 2 – 30mph Speed Limit

A470 Conway Road Llandudno

  • Both sides of the dual carriageway from its junction with Queen’s Road Roundabout to a point 60 metres southeast of its junction with Maesdu Road

B5115 Conway Road Llanrhos

  • From its junction with Queen’s Road Roundabout to a point 270metres south of St Anne’s Gardens.

Schedule 3 – 40mph Speed Limit

A470 The Royal Welsh Way

  • From a point 70 metres west of its junction with Narrow Lane to a point 40metres south east of its junction with Marl Lane roundabout

Schedule 4 – Partial Revocations

Parade Craig Y Don

  • From a point 230 metres east of Nant y Gamar Road to its junction with Vaughan Street

B5115 Pentywyn Road

  • From its junction with Bwlch Farm to the Playground, approximately 193m south west of its junction with Marl Lane

B5115 Colwyn Road, Llandudno

  • From a point 230 metres east of Nant y Gamar Road to a point 20 metres east of its junction with Ael y Bryn

A543 Groes

  • From a point 125 metres north east of its junction with the B5428 to a point 10 metres north east of its junction with Ty Mawr Road as distance of approximately 940 metres

B5115 Colwyn Road / Llandudno

  • From a point 105 meters north of its junction with Bryn y Bia Road to its junction with Penrhyn Old Road

A470 / B5115 Conway Road, Llandudno

  • From a point 64m south east of its junction with Maesdu Road to a point 600 metres north of Bryn Lupus Road

B5115 Pentywyn Road Deganwy

  • From a point 45 metres north east of its junction with Tan y Fron to a point 10 metres north east of the entrance to Bwlch Farm

A470 The Royal Welsh Way

  • From a point 70 metres west of its junction with Narrow Lane to a point 60 metres south east of its junction with Marl Lane roundabout

Sychnant Pass Road

  • From a point 85 metres west of Parc Sychnant for a distance of 100 metres in a westerly direction

Schedule 5 – 30mph Speed Limit by Order Revocations

  • The County Borough of Council (Gors Road Towyn 30mph Speed Limit) Order 2019
  • The County Borough of Council (30mph Speed Limit- Ysgol Cerrigydrudion) Order 2017
  • The County Borough of Council (Church Street and Primrose Hill St George Abergele) (30mph speed limit) Order 2011
  • The County Borough of Council (Llanrwst A547 Colwyn Bay to Bryn y Maen) (30mph speed limit) Order 2011
  • The County Borough of Council (Gloddaeth Lane, Penrhyn Bay) (30mph speed limit) Order 2019 (and 2021 Amendment Order)

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