20mph Speed Limits
Following the Welsh Government announcement regarding undertaking a national review of the default 20 mph speed limit that came into force on most street-lit/ restricted roads in September 2023, each local highway authority in Wales was asked to collect residents’ feedback on 20mph limits so that they could assess this against revised Welsh Government guidance on setting 30mph speed limits on restricted roads and other 20mph speed limit roads. This revised guidance was published in July.
This ‘listening phase’ announced by the Welsh Government has now ended, and any further request for alterations to speed limit arrangements in Ceredigion will now only be considered as part of the next speed limit review on County Roads, which is currently scheduled to follow the publication of new guidance on settling local speed limits where people live by the Welsh Government in 2025.
Ceredigion County Council received 62 individual comments, of these 23 expressed support for the new 20mph limits, 20 expressed desires for a change to the national policy, and eight referred directly to Welsh Government-managed Trunk Road locations. Comments on specific speed limits on County Roads were related to the 33 locations listed below, with one request being deemed outside the scope of this scheme:
- Aberaeron A482
- Aberystwyth A4120 north
- Aberystwyth A4120 south
- Aberystwyth B4572 Clarach Road
- Aberystwyth Park Avenue
- Aberystwyth Primrose Hill
- Aberystwyth Waunfawr
- Bethania B4577
- Beulah C1162
- Borth B4353 & B4572
- Bronant A485
- Cardigan C1001 Ferwig Road
- Cenarth A484
- Coedybryn B4334
- Cribyn B4337
- Cwmystwyth C1118
- Felinfach A482 by the new school
- Llandre B4353
- Llandyfriog A475
- Llanfarian A485
- Llangorwen B4572 & C1049
- Llangwyryfon B4576 and side roads
- Llanilar A485 & B4575
- Llechryd A484
- Llechryd Adam Street
- Lledrod A485 & C1089
- Penrhyncoch all roads
- Penuwch B4577 & C1104
- Pontgarreg C1012
- Pontrhydfendigaid all roads
- Rhydlewis B4334
- Rhydowen B4459
- Ynyslas B4353 & C1172
The outcomes of review work for the above locations will be added to this web page once that work is concluded.
Please note that the Council cannot act on comments received which related to the policy generally (whether in support or against) – as these are national policy matters for the Welsh Government.