"Have your say on plans to restrict HGV use of Kingshill Road."

That's what Swindon Borough Council is urging residents to do after unveiling plans to ban lorries from the area. 

The local authority says that the town's air quality is generally good, and improving, but back in 2018 high levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) emissions along Kingshill Road were detected.

As a result, it declared Kingshill an Air Quality Management Area and discovered that exhaust emissions from larger vehicles using the road are one contributor to poor air quality.

A council spokesperson said: "As part of the Kingshill Air Quality Action Plan, we’re currently inviting views on a proposed Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) that would introduce a 7.5-tonne weight limit for vehicles using Kingshill Road between the B4289 Westcott Place and Okus Road junctions.

"The restrictions would be in place at all times and vehicles weighing more than the weight limit would only be allowed access if making deliveries to homes in the area.

"A recent survey suggested that an average of 120 HGV journeys per day would be affected by the proposed weight limit.

"There is capacity on alternative routes to accommodate the relatively small number of diverted HGVs, without resulting in a noticeable change in the local environment in these areas.

"Give your thoughts by 9 August, by searching ‘TRO Kingshill’ on our website, or by clicking the link in the comments."