Wheathill - 40mph and 50mph speed limits

Proposal

Title of Scheme

 

Wheathill - 40mph and 50mph Speed Limits

Description

 

Speed reduction from 60mph to 40/50mph is proposed to reduce the traffic speeds throughout this length of the B4364 at Wheathill. The proposed speed limit will improve the safety of the residents of Wheathill and other highway users travelling towards through the local area.

 

Location

 

B4364 at Wheathill

Consultation begins

 

21 August 2025

Consultation ends

 

11 September 2025

THE SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL
(DISTRICT OF SOUTH SHROPSHIRE)
(SPEED LIMITS) (PART 2) ORDER 2007 (AMENDMENT) ORDER

Shropshire Council proposes to introduce the following speed limits in Wheathill:

40mph Speed Limit

B4364 From a point approximately 480m southwest of the Chapel Bank access road for a distance of 1650m in a south-westerly direction

50mph Speed Limit

B4364 From a point approximately 60m southwest of the Chapel Bank access Road for a distance of 420m in a south-westerly direction

B4364 From a point approximately 2130m southwest of the Chapel Bank access road to a point 195m north-east of the Starvecrow access

How to get involved

Full details of these proposals may be viewed at Ludlow Library, 7-9 Parkway Lane, Ludlow. Alternatively, you may request copies by:

We will provide other versions of the consultation documents on request (e.g. large print). If you would like the information in an alternative format, please use the email above to request a copy, or telephone Shropshire Council's Customer Services on 0345 678 9000 and explain any support you need to allow you to respond.

If you wish to raise an objection, express support, or make any other comments about these proposals, please send us an e-mail or letter by 11 September 2025 (contact details as above). You may also ring the above phone number for more information.

Please note that, for legal reasons, objections must be made in writing or by e-mail, and should state the grounds on which the objection is made. Objections cannot be accepted over the phone.

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