Anger over speeding on unadopted roads near Gloucester as police 'can't enforce'
Some of the roads in and around Gloucester Business Park in Brockworth remain privately owned
Last updated 30th Jun 2026
There is frustration over motorists speeding along roads near Gloucester which are yet to be taken on by the council some 17 years after they were built.
Some of the roads in and around Gloucester Business Park in Brockworth have yet to be adopted by Gloucestershire County Council which means they are currently privately-owned roads.
And, despite the installation of speed limit signs, the police do not have enforcement powers to tackle the speeding issue as the roads lack a traffic regulation order, a council meeting heard this week.
Hucclecote Parish Councillor Chas Townley asked about the issue at Shire Hall on June 24. He is calling on the council to get the roads adopted or use their powers to enforce the unadopted roads.
“There is considerable concern about the extent of speeding and other poor driver habits within the roads within the Gloucester Business Park,” he said.
“We need to see the issue about the adoption of the roads within the business park as part of wider context of all of the roads in Coopers Edge.
“I had correspondence only yesterday with the agents for the developers and they are reemphasizing that issues that they raised with the county council in 2019 have still not been resolved.
“It would be really good to get a meeting locally to try and address those issues between the community and developers.”
He explained the issue with the business park roads is there was a set of roads that were meant to be adopted in 2009.
“Here we are 17 years on, we have actually got a situation where those roads are not adopted and there is no immediate prospect of them being adopted,” he said.
“When is the county council actually going to enforce the section 106 agreement against the developers and the business park?”
Councillor Roger Whyborn (LD, Benhall and Up Hatherley), who is the cabinet member for road safety said he was not familiar with the detail of the issue but will look into it.
“Alas it is not the only time we’ve run into this really long term issue over adoption,” he said.
“It will be fair to say it will not be a simple answer when we get to it because I’ve been here before.
“We will get back to you on this. I will make that undertaking that we will respond to you and if a meeting is helpful to do that, then we will have a meeting.”