New 20mph Speed Limits Proposed for Park Barn and Westborough

Published on: 4 Mar, 2026
Updated on: 5 Mar, 2026

20mph sign on a residential street. Emily Dalton, LDRS

By Emily Dalton

local democracy reporter

Drivers could be forced to slow down in a Surrey neighbourhood as new speed limits have been put forward. Some roads in Park Barn and Westborough in Guildford could be part of new slower-speed zones.

Surrey County Council is asking people for their views on 20mph speed limits across Park Barn Drive and surrounding roads. Drivers might have to kill their speed with only signs enforcing the action.

The aim, the council said, is to make streets safer and more pleasant for people travelling on foot, bike and especially children heading to and from school. Surrey County Council added that lower speed limits can help to reduce personal injury collisions and improve road safety for all users.

The roads proposed to have a 20mph limit include: Park Barn Drive; Southway; Applegarth Avenue; Barnwood Road; Oakfields; Woodside Road; Roundhill Way; Broomfield; Pond Meadow; Homestall; Dunmore; Cabell Road and Foxburrows Avenue.

Proposed 20mph speed limits for Park Barn SCC (click on image to enlarge)

The council said the lower speed limit will be “self-enforced”. New road markings and signs will be added, but no speed cameras. Although Surrey Police will be consulted on the plans, there is no expectation they will provide extra enforcement above what is usual.

The scheme is being funded by the local county councillors (ITS) Integrated Transport Safety Improvement fund.

Information online stressed that action should not wait for someone to be hurt: slower traffic means fewer crashes, and those that do happen are less severe.

Plans and maps for each scheme are now available online, and residents living in or near the affected roads are being encouraged to take part in the consultation and share their feedback. Residents can comment on the scheme until March 26.

Responses to New 20mph Speed Limits Proposed for Park Barn and Westborough

Angela Richardson Reply

March 5, 2026 at 6:03 am

It’s just as well that we have a Unitary Authority coming where services sit under one roof and not two.

What is the priority in Park Barn and Westborough? It’s not 20mph signs – it’s quite clearly what the Guildford Dragon has been reporting on for years and that is the state of the social housing stock which is quite literally falling down or sitting empty. Shameful stuff.

Please elect people who will prioritise taxpayers’ money wisely.

Angela Richardson is the former Conservative MP for Guildford
Wayne Smith Reply

March 5, 2026 at 8:32 pm

There have been lots of piecemeal announcements of these proposed 20 mph speed limits by Surrey County Council. Parkbarn and Westborough, Stoughton and Bellfields, Tormead area, Burpham, Bushy Hill, Merrow and Merrow Park, Artington and Onslow Village. I may have missed some but basically the whole of Guildford Borough other than A roads.