The roads in Colchester where 20mph limits could be introduced

As part of Essex County Council's Active Travel Essex project, the new speed limits are intended to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, at the same time encouraging more people to leave their cars at home.

Streets set to have the limit changed along the whole of their length are, in alphabetical order:

1.      Abbey Gate Street;

2.      Albert Street; 

3.      Arthur Street; 

4.      Balkerne Gardens; 

5.      Balkerne Passage; 

6.      Bell Vue Road; 

7.      Bruff Close; 

8.     Castle Road; 

9.      Catchpool Road; 

10.  Causton Road; 

11.   Cedars Road; 

12.  Chapel Street North; 

13.  Chiltern Close; 

14.  Church Walk; 

15.  Claremont Heights; 

16.  Creffield Road; 

17.   Crowhurst Road; 

18.  Culver Street East; 

19.  Eld Lane; 

20. Essex Street; 

21.  Fennings Chase; 

22.  George Street; 

23.  Head Street; 

24. Headgate; 

25.  Henry Laver Court; 

26. Henry Swan Way; 

27.  Hospital Lane; 

28. James Wicks Court; 

29. Jarmin Road; 

30. John Harper Street; 

31.  Kings Head Court; 

32.  Kings Meadow Road; 

33.  Lexden Court; 

34. Margaret Road; 

35.  Market Close; 

36. Mercers Way; 

37.  Middleborough (eastern section); 

38. Morten Road; 

39. Mossfield Close; 

40. Norman Way; 

41.  North Hill; 

42. North Station Road; 

43. Northgate Street; 

44. Nunn’s Road; 

45. Orchard Road; 

46. Osborne Street; 

47.  Pavilion View; 

48. Poplar Hall Close; 

49. Queen Street; 

50. Roddam Close; 

51.  Roman Road; 

52.  Rowan Place; 

53.  Serpentine Walk; 

54. South Street; 

55.  St Augustine Mews; 

56. St Botolph’s Street; 

57.  St John’s Avenue; 

58. St John’s Green; 

59. St John’s Street; 

60. St Julian Grove; 

61.  St Paul’s Road; 

62. St Peter’s Street; 

63. Sussex Road; 

64. The Dell; 

65. Trevor Bailey Drive; 

66. Trinity Street; 

67.  Victoria Chase; 

68. Vineyard Street; 

69. Walsingham Road; 

70.  Wellington Street; 

71.   West Street; 

72.  Whitewell Road:

73.   Wycliffe Grove

Streets with partial changes are:

1. Beverley Road from Lexden Road to Queens Road; 
2. Butt Road from Southway to Beaconsfield Avenue; 
3. Church Street from Head Street; 
4. Clarendon Way from Essex Hall roundabout for 50m eastwards; 
5. Crouch Street from Balkerne Hill; 
6. Culver Street West from Head Street; 
7. East Hill from Queens Street/High Street to Priory Street; 
8. Endsleigh Court from Sussex Road; 
9. Essex Hall Road from Essex Hall roundabout; 
10. Flagstaff Road from St John’s Green to Walshingham Road; 
11. Gray Road from Oxford Road to Hospital Road; 
12. High Street from North Hill to Priory Street; 
13. Highfield Drive from Lexden Road; 
14. Hospital Road from Creffield Road northwards; 
15. Maidenburgh Street from Northgate Street to High Street; 
16. Lockhart Avenue from Lexden Road; 
17. Long Wyre Street from Culvert Street East to Sir Isaac’s walk; 
18. Manor Road from Lexden Road; 
19. Middleborough (northern section) from North Station Road for 50m westwards; 
20. Middleborough (southern section) from North Hill for 80m westwards; 
21. New Kiln Road from Sussex Road; 
22. Oaks Drive from Lexden Road; 
23. Oxford Road from Lexden Road southwards to Creffield Road; 
24. Papillon Road from Crowhurst Road westwards; 
25. Park Road from Lexden Road; 
26. Pope’s Lane from St Mary’s Fields/Rawstorn Road eastwards; 
27. Priory Street from High Street to Queen Street; 
28. Rawstorn Road from Lexden Road to St Mary’s Fields/Pope’s Lane; 
29. Sir Isaac’s Walk from Head Street to Queen Street; 
30. St Alban’s Road from Papillion Road; 
31. St Helen’s Lane from East Stockwell Street to Maidenburgh Street; 
32. St Marys Field from Rawstorn Road/Pope’s Lane; 
33. St Nicholas Street from High Street to Culver Street East;
34.  The Chantry from Endsleigh Court; 
35. Wellesley Road from Creffield Road northwards; 
36. West Stockwell Street from Northgate Street southwards to High Street
37. Wroxham Close from Norman Way