Proposed changes
The effect of the proposed Order will be to:
- Introduce 20 miles per hour speed limits on various roads in the following areas:
- Burneside
- Crosscrake
- Grasmere
- High Carley
- Lowick Green
- Outgate
- Penningon
- Sedgwick
- Ulverston
- Extend the existing 20 miles per hour speed limits on various roads in:
- Pennington
- Grasmere
- Remove the 30 miles per hour speed limit from various roads, or sections of road in:
- Burneside
- High Carley
- Outgate
- Ulverston
- Introduce 30 miles per hour speed limits on various roads, or sections of road, in:
- Burneside
- Crosscrake
- Pennington
Full details of the changes
You can also find full details of the proposed Order, together with plans showing the lengths of road concerned, and a statement of the Council's reasons for proposing to make the order in our TRO documents.
Alternatively, you can request the documents by sending an email to: 20mph@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
You can find this information in person at:
- Ambleside Library, Kelsick Road, Ambleside, LA22 0BZ
- Kendal Library, Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4PY
- Ulverston Library, The Coro, County Square, Ulverston, LA12 7LZ
- Windermere Library, Ellerthwaite Road, Windermere, LA23 2AJ
- visiting reception at our South Lakeland House offices at Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DQ
Documents
- Statement of Reasons: South Lakeland 20 mph VAR 5 Statement of Reasons 2026 (accessible August 2026) (PDF , 111KB)
- Statutory Consultation Plans: South Lakeland 20 mph VAR 5 Statutory Consultation Plans 2026 (PDF , 9MB)
- Proposed Order: South Lakeland 20 mph VAR 5 Proposed Order 2026 (accessible August 2026) (PDF , 394KB)
Have your say
The deadline for comments is Friday 28 August 2026.
To comment or make representations in relation to the proposals, you should write to us or send an email to:
20mph Project Team
Address: South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DQ
Email: 20mph@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Please quote the reference 20mph/2026/Stat.Con/South Lakeland.