A 20 MILE per hour speed limit is set to be put in place in parts of Llandough.

The experimental traffic order will be in place for six months in a bid to address local residents concerns about speeding motorists and road safety through the village.

The speed limit zone will be put in place for 700m along Penlan Road (from near the junction with Llandough Hill to the Merrie Harrier junction), and along the entire length of Cogan Pill Road, Lewis Road, Spencer Drive, Penlan Rise and the Dochdwy Road residential area.

Councillor Neil Moore, the leader of the Vale Council, said during a cabinet meeting on Monday that the speed limit zone could be extended further into Llandough , up to the garage by Leckwith Road, in the future.

A report before Vale Council cabinet members said that a ‘marginal’ majority of Llandough residents were in support of a 20mph speed limit after a public consultation exercise was held between April and May in 2013.

Further meetings with local residents showed that there was support for a reduction in the speed limit to 20mph, but residents were not in support of “vertical calming measures”, in particular speed cushions, in the village.

The report added that 20mph zones were self-enforcing and without vertical calming measures a zone may not be appropriate. The Vale Council has therefore proposed an experimental 20mph speed limit consisting of signage only, which would rely on police enforcement and “the awareness and acknowledgement of drivers to ensure a good level of compliance”.

Vehicle speeds and traffic volumes will be assessed prior to implementation and continually monitored during the experimental phase of the 20 mph limit. The cost of making the order will be £16,000 and will be funded by Section 106 monies.

During a cabinet meeting about the proposals on Monday afternoon Penarth Councillor Lis Burnett said she was “very disappointed” that Penarth residents chose not to continue discussions about introducing a 20mph sped limit in the town. But she said that some of the proposals being considered for Llandough could also be implemented in Penarth.

“The thought of changing the physical infrastructure to make it feel like a village and to make people not feel like speeding, is something we feel like doing in Penarth,” she said.

She added that the local Llandough councillor Kate Edmunds was “absolutely thrilled” with the proposals and fully in favour of the 20mph speed limit.

Cabinet members approved recommendations to give public notice of the council’s intention to make an experimental traffic regulation order, and in the event of no objections being received from the Chief Constable and other statutory consultees the experimental order will be made.