17-07-2025
- Politics
- Powys County Times
43 roads highlighted as Powys completes 20mph zone review
More than 40 sections of Powys road have been highlighted as needing new speed limits in a review by the county council into the blanket 20mph roll-out in Wales.
The review into the new 20mph limits in Powys has been concluded, after Powys County Council collected people's feedback on the roads in the Welsh Government's "listening exercise".
It saw 53 responses come back requesting the 20mph policy be revoked, 97 supporting the lower limit, and 67 requesting either that a 20mph limit be amended to a 30mph zone or vice versa.
In total 43 sites were highlighted, with some respondents duplicating each others' requests.
There were also 25 responses requesting speed limits that fall outside of the remit of Welsh Government's 20mph review, which could be reviewed once the new Setting Local Speed Limits in Wales is published by Welsh Government.
The requests were all shared with county councillors for the relevant areas, plus town and community councils for further comment, and that has informed a Portfolio Holder Delegated Decision paper which will now come before councillors.
If approved, the proposals will be subject to a legal statutory traffic regulation order (TRO) process, before any changes are implemented.
Every TRO will involve a public consultation, where residents can show support or raise objections which would be published at
'We are grateful to those who took the time to provide us with feedback during the Welsh Government's recent listening exercise, and for the further comments and discussions we have had with councillors and town and community councils,' said Cllr Jackie Charlton, cabinet member for a greener Powys whose role includes transport.
'It was pleasing to receive so many positive comments in support of the 20mph policy and how residents felt it had improved road safety and the local environment in their communities.
'We have reviewed the 43 identified individual sites or section of roads identified by the public and are pleased to have worked with the communities to bring this review to a close with a set of sensible proposals.
'For the roads where the speed limit is proposed to change, we will now be going through the formal legal process which allows the people of Powys to have another look at the plans any comment further, if they wish. These details will be available on the council website shortly.'
