Flintshire roads in Deeside, Sandycroft and Connah’s Quay move closer to 30mph return
Roads through Deeside Industrial Park, Sandycroft and Connah’s Quay are among those awaiting formal decisions on returning to 30mph, as Flintshire County Council reaches the final stages of its speed limit review.
A progress report due to be presented to the Environment and Economy scrutiny committee on Tuesday 17 March sets out where the process stands following Welsh Government guidance issued in July 2024, which gave councils a framework for raising speed limits above the 20mph default introduced across Wales in September 2023.
All A and B classification roads qualifying for an increase have now been assessed and implemented.
Six stretches went through the formal Traffic Regulation Order process between September and November 2025, including the B5125 between Hawarden and Broughton, the A548 Mostyn Road and Bagillt Road corridor, and A5119 roads in Mold and Flint.
A Traffic Regulation Order is the legal process councils must follow to change a speed limit, involving public advertisement, a formal objection period and a delegated officer decision.
Assessments on C and unclassified roads are now complete, and several serving Deeside communities are at decision report stage.
At Deeside Industrial Park, 30mph is proposed for First, Second, Third and Fourth Avenues, Sixth and Tenth Avenues, Parkway, and Drives A, B, C and D.
Roads in Deeside (Green Lane East) and Queensferry (Evans Way) are also at decision report stage.
In Sandycroft, public consultation on Factory Road, Babbage Road, Alvis Road, St Ives Way, Whittle Close, Prince William Avenue, Chemistry Lane and Glendale Avenue ended on 6 February 2026.
In Connah’s Quay, consultation on Wepre Lane ended on 20 February.
In Buckley, Globe Way and Jubilee Road have decision reports drafted.
Roads in the Broughton and Hawarden area, including the B5129 Chester Road East and Manor Lane, are also at decision stage.
River Lane in Saltney is still to be formally advertised.
Senedd
The scrutiny committee meeting comes days after First Minister Eluned Morgan defended the national 20mph default at the Senedd, citing a 22% fall in police-recorded collisions on 20mph and 30mph roads in Wales in the year after the policy was introduced, against 4% on equivalent roads in England over the same period.
She told First Minister’s Questions that Wales had recorded 1,270 fewer road casualties in the two years since the default came into force and that collisions had fallen 33% in 2025 compared to 2023.
Lee Waters MS (Labour, Llanelli), who introduced the 20mph default, told the Senedd that councils already held powers to adjust limits on individual roads without changing the national default.
“Councils already have the power to alter the speed limit, where it makes sense to do so,” he said.
Welsh Conservative MS Laura Anne Jones (South East Wales) called for a full reversal of the policy ahead of May’s Senedd election, arguing that the casualty fall reflected safer vehicles across Britain and attributing a £9 billion economic cost to Welsh Government calculations.
Ms Morgan rejected the England comparison.
“Let’s deal with facts,” she said.
“It’s a 22 per cent reduction in the number of police-recorded collisions in Wales, compared to 4 per cent in England.”
The Welsh Government has not estimated the cost of a full reversal of the default limit.
All costs associated with Flintshire’s assessments and implementation have been fully funded by Welsh Government.
The report notes that the workload created by the 20mph programme has contributed to a delay in processing other Traffic Regulation Orders not connected to the speed limit review.
Once C and unclassified road decisions are finalised, officers will assess potential buffer speed limit zones, which provide a gradual transition between 20mph and faster roads where a significant step change in speed could otherwise cause confusion for drivers.
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