MOTORISTS are being asked for their thoughts on 20mph speed limits in villages. 

Dorset Council has approved applications from town and parish councils in Winterborne Kingston, Child Okeford and Okeford Fitzpaine along with reduced speed limits in Allenview Road and Burt's Hill, Wimborne. 

Each application is now going through a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) public consultation, live on Dorset Council’s TRO webpages until November 15. People can support, object or leave comments. 

Cllr Jon Andrews, Dorset Council’s cabinet member for place services, said: “We are committed to working with local towns and parishes in response to community concerns about road safety and healthy areas in their towns and villages. 

“Limiting speeds to 20mph where people walk, live and play is one way people can benefit from streets that are healthier and safer. 

“The process does not seek to set a 20mph limit as the default for all roads where people and vehicles mix but it takes a consistent approach to dealing with applications, with a policy that is: implementable by considering national guidance; affordable, placing minimum strain on council budgets; and enforceable by the police.”