Council opening hours throughout Christmas
Some Westmorland and Furness Council offices will be closed over the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays. Read the full list of Council opening hours during the festive period.
Traffic Regulations Order 2024, Proposed Variation No.1 (ref 20mph/2025/Stat.Con/Furness)
Proposed new and amendments to speed limits in various locations across the Barrow area of Westmorland and Furness, which are part of our 20mph programme.
Proposed changes
Introduction of speed limits
The effect of the proposed order will be to introduce 20 miles per hour speed limits in the following areas:
Hawcoat and Newbarns ward
- Dane Ghyll Primary School
- Newbarns Primary School
- St Pauls Junior School and Victoria Infants and Junior Schools
Old Barrow and Hindpool ward
Ramsden Infants School
Risedale and Roosecote ward
Cambridge Primary School
Walney Island ward
- Cows Tarn Lane
- Walney Secondary school
Removal of speed limits
The effect of the proposed order will also be to remove the 30 miles per hour speed limit on Cows Tarn Lane, Barrow-in-Furness.
Full details of the changes
You can 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 Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) documents.
Alternatively, you can request the documents by sending an email to us at: 20mph@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk.
Documents
- Statement of Reasons: Westmorland and Furness Council (various roads, Barrow in Furness and surrounding area) (consolidation and provision of speed limits) (Order 2024) Variation Order No. 1 20>< (PDF , 119 KB)
- Statutory Consultation Plans: Westmorland and Furness Council (various roads, Barrow in Furness and surrounding area) (consolidation and provision of speed limits) (Order 2024) Variation Order No. 1 20>< (PDF , 6MB)
- Proposed Order: Westmorland and Furness Council (various roads, Barrow in Furness and surrounding area) (consolidation and provision of speed limits) (Order 2024) Variation Order No. 1 20>< (PDF , 160KB)
Locality Board decisions
The consultation period for this proposed TRO ended in December 2025. We'll consider all the feedback we received and present it, along with our recommendations, to the Locality Board in January 2026.