The Orkney Islands Council (Isles Schools 20MPH) Temporary Order 2026
Date: 5 March 2026
Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under Section 88 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to improve road safety for pedestrians, cyclists, walkers and all other road users for the roads adjacent to schools specified in the Schedule to this order.
The Order will be in operation from 17 March 2026 until 16 September 2027. The effect of the Order will be to prevent the driving of any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding twenty miles per hour in any of the lengths of road specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Traffic signs will be erected to indicate the temporary speed limits.
Schedule
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Road Name. |
Island. |
School. |
Schedule. |
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1. B9047. |
Hoy. |
North Walls Junior High School |
That part of the public road B9047 leading from Lyness to Longhope outside North Walls Junior High School from a point one hundred and thirty metres or thereby northwest of the access to the property known as Halla to a point forty metres or thereby north of the access to the property known as Swartland, a total distance of six hundred metres or thereby. That part of the public road known as Crockness Road leading from its junction with the B9047 for a distance of fifty metres or thereby, a total distance of fifty metres or thereby. |
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2. B9046. |
Flotta. |
Flotta Primary School |
That part of the public road B9046 leading from the B9045 to Pan Pier outside Flotta Primary School from a point thirty metres or thereby east of its junction with the public road known as the B9045 to a point seventy five metres or thereby west of Bow Road, a total distance of six hundred metres or thereby. |
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3. B9060 |
Stronsay. |
Stronsay Junior High School |
That part of the public road B9060 from its junction with the B9062 to its junction with the B9061 outside Stronsay Junior High School from a point fifty metres or thereby northwest of the access to the property known as Warthill to a point seventy metres or thereby northwest of the access to the property known as Hillcrest, a total distance of six hundred metres or thereby. That part of the public road known as Geramount Road from its junction with the B9060 for a distance of thirty metres or thereby, a total distance of thirty metres or thereby. |
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4. B9063. |
Eday. |
Eday Primary School |
That part of the public road B9063 leading from Backaland to Essonquoy outside Eday Primary School from a point ten metres or thereby north of the access to the property known as Backaland Cottage to a point fifty metres or thereby north of the access to the property known as Stenaquoy, a total distance of six hundred metres or thereby. |
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5. Airfield Road, |
Sanday. |
Sanday Junior High School. |
That part of the public road known as Airfield Road outside Sanday Junior High School from a point three hundred metres or thereby west of its junction with School Road to a point three hundred metres or thereby east of its junction with School Road, a total distance of six hundred metres or thereby. That part of the public road known as School Road outside Sanday Junior High School from its junction with the Airfield Road to a point eighty five metres or thereby north of the access to the property known as Hill House, a total distance of three hundred metres or thereby. |
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6. School Road |
Papa Westray. |
Papa Westray Primary School. |
The public road known as School Road outside Papa Westray Primary School from its junction with the public road known as Central Road to the pier, a total distance of one thousand and ninety metres or thereby. |
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7. B9064. |
Rousay. |
Rousay Primary School. |
That part of the public road B9064 outside Rousay Primary School from a point sixty metres or thereby southeast of the access to the property known as Quoys to a point one hundred and twenty metres or thereby south of the public road known as Nethermill Road, a total distance of seven hundred and twenty metres or thereby. |
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8. B9066. |
Westray. |
Westray Junior High School. |
That part of the public road B9066, Westray from a point fourteen metres or thereby north of the southeastmost corner of the playing field, to a point fourteen metres or thereby northeast of its junction with the unclassified Balaclava Road, Westray, a distance of two hundred and eighty six metres or thereby. That part of the public road known as Noup Road, Westray from a point at its junction with B9066, Westray, to a point sixteen metres or thereby west of the southwestmost corner of the boundary to the property known as Roanisla, a distance of two hundred and twenty six metres or thereby. |
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9. Howar Road. |
North Ronaldsay. |
North Ronaldsay Primary School. |
That part of the public road known as Howar Road, North Ronaldsay from a point thirty six metres or thereby southeast of its junction with the unclassified Hooking Road, North Ronaldsay, to a point fifty three metres or thereby northwest of its junction with the unclassified Brides Ness Road, North Ronaldsay, a distance of four hundred and thirty three metres or thereby. |
Oliver Reid.
Chief Executive.
Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY.
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