Oxfordshire County Council

(Kidlington And Gosford & Water Eaton) (Speed Limits) Order 20**

NOTICE is given that Oxfordshire County Council proposes to make the above order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers. The effect of the order - in order to help improve road safety on local roads following concerns raised by the parish council - is to introduce a 20mph speed limit throughout Kidlington, replacing the majority of the existing 30mph speed limit, leading out of the village to the following points:

1. Bicester Road (Kidlington) - a point 66 metres west of its junction with the Bicester Road (C43),

2. Water Eaton Lane - its junction with the Bicester Road,

3. Yarnton Road - a point 27 metres southwest of its junction with Newport Close,

4. A4660 Banbury Road - a point 25 metres north of its junction with Benmead Road,

5. A4660 Oxford Road - a point 25 metres southeast of its junction with Yarnton Road.

The remaining sections of the A4260 Banbury Road/Oxford Road between a point 75 metres northwest of its junction with Langford Lane and a point 200 metres northwest of its junction with the Kidlington roundabout, and Langford Lane will retain a 30mph speed limit, with Officers having taken the current road environment & traffic usage into account. The remaining 40mph speed limits on the A4165 Banbury Road/Oxford, A4260 Oxford Road & Frieze Way (including the roundabout), Bicester Road, and Bicester Road (C43) will remain* as currently signed. * Note - These proposals are separate to those consulted on in July/ August 2022 as part of the 'North Oxford corridor' scheme Kidlington Roundabout improvement works, which if approved will see these speed limits reduced to 30mph.
The Oxfordshire County Council (Kidlington And Gosford & Water Eaton) (Speed Limits) Order 2011 will be revoked/ replaced as necessary.

Documents giving more details of the proposals are available for public inspection online by visiting:

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk Copies may be made available on request.

Objections to the proposals and other representations specifying the grounds on which they are made may be sent in writing to the address below by the 20 January 2023. The Council will consider objections and representations received in response to this Notice. They may be disseminated widely for these purposes and made available to the public. (Ref: CM/12.6.265)

Traffic Regulation Team for the Director for Environment & Place, Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND. (Email:

, Telephone: 0345 310 1111).