20 is Plenty - Forrabury Minster Parish Council

Phase 1 20mph Rollout

Phase 1 of area wide 20mph application will be in Camelford and Falmouth and Penryn. Cornwall Council will review all existing 30mph speed limits within the Camelford and Falmouth and Penryn community network areas, with the plan for these to be 20mph. They selected these community network areas for many reasons. This includes (but not limited to):

Deliverability within required timescales
Building on existing or advancing 20mph provision, closing gaps
Mix of built up areas, towns and rural villages, providing optimal monitoring opportunities
Synergy with other investment

The following areas have 30mph speed limits and form part of phase 1:

Camelford, St Breward, St Teath, Delabole, Tintagel Forrabury and Minster, Warbstow, Tresmeer, St Juliot and Otterham
Falmouth, Penryn, Perranarworthal, Budock, Mawnan and Mabe
Mylor/Flushing, Ponsanooth and Constantine largely covered by 20mph, remaining areas will be reviewed

20mph speed limits

Work has begun by Cornwall Council to implement a new 20mph speed limit on roads in Boscastle. Originally 30mph, the new speeds mean fewer serious accidents and can also help improve air quality.

It is considered that implementing a reduced speed limit (20mph) on roads within rural areas will make a major contribution towards improving road safety, especially for vulnerable road users, or traffic using these roads. This, in turn, will aid in the achievement of the Cornwall Council’s ‘Vision Zero’ goal – working towards the prevention of all fatal and serious injuries on the county road network. The wide roll-out of 20mph speed limits is also likely to reduce noise and air pollution, via the removal of any need for motor vehicles to use harsh breaking and/or acceleration; providing additional positive health benefits for both visitors and residents alike.

The imposition of 20mph speed limits in the pilot locations of which Boscastle is one, should also improve the amenity of these areas and assist in encouraging a transition towards individuals using active travel, particularly for local journeys, resulting in increased journey time reliability and healthier communities. Severance by traffic will also be reduced, facilitating a greater use of local community facilities and enabling more liveable streets. As well as encouraging more social interaction, this should also be beneficial to the local economy.

The Parish Council supported the implementation to 20mph following numerous correspondence from residents. It has reached out to Cornwall Council and given feedback on the initial signage as some Councillors thought that the added posts and signage was unnecessary. The evaluation of the first phase will be presented to the Council’s Economic Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee to then consider the potential for 20mph to become the default speed limit for residential roads in Cornwall.

For more information, please see https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/transport-parking-and-streets/roads-highways-and-pavements/20mph-speed-limits/#Phase1