Carterton - proposed 20mph speed limit (Reconsultation)

Oxfordshire County Council wants to make our built environments safer and more attractive places to walk and cycle. To enable this, 20mph speed restrictions are being used to help promote alternative modes of transport for local travel.

Following proposals which were put forward in August/September 2025 (see here for details), and the subsequent decision made at the Cabinet Member for Transport decisions meeting in July 2026 – at which the decision was deferred to allow for further public consultation on amended proposals - we're asking for your views on the amended proposals to introduce a 20mph speed limit within Carterton, replacing the majority of the 30mph speed limit in the town in the process.

The amendments include retaining sections of 30mph speed limit on various roads & main routes through the town – with Officers having taken into account the responses to the previous consultation in 2025 (including from Carterton Town Council), and also having taken the current road use & environment into account.

Further details on how the council is considering making 20mph the new 30mph for Oxfordshire communities can be found here.

Have your say.

Please read the detailed information provided on this consultation and take the time to complete the survey as your views and opinions matter. Your response should be completed and returned by 5pm on Friday 23 October 2026.

Whilst we will endeavor to answer simple queries during the course of the consultation, any more complex questions/issues will be appraised and dealt with as part of consultation process.

What happens next?

The County Council will review the responses and if necessary (i.e. if objections are received) prepare a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Highway Management at a meeting scheduled for later in 2026. This will be public meeting at which members of the public may apply to speak. The agenda and reports for meetings will be made available on the Oxfordshire County Council web site about a week before the meeting (please note that occasionally it is necessary to defer reports to a later meeting, and it is therefore advisable to check the agenda ahead of attending a meeting). The Forward Plan of decisions meetings can be viewed here.