Ashford Road and Roseacre Lane, Bearsted in the Borough of Maidstone - Amendment 6: Waiting Restrictions

The effect of this made Order will be to introduce or amend existing waiting restrictions on the following lengths of roads, Bearsted in the Borough of Maidstone:

  • Ashford Road – on the north side from its junction with Roseacre Lane for a distance of 15 metres in a westerly direction
  • Roseacre Lane – on the north side from its junction with Ashford Road for a distance of 15 metres in a northerly direction.

This order was originally proposed as Variation 50 but due to the recent Consolidation Order it has been renamed as above.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road or for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs
  • for facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians).

The effect of this made Order will be to introduce or amend existing waiting restrictions on the following lengths of roads, Bearsted in the Borough of Maidstone:

  • Ashford Road – on the north side from its junction with Roseacre Lane for a distance of 15 metres in a westerly direction
  • Roseacre Lane – on the north side from its junction with Ashford Road for a distance of 15 metres in a northerly direction.

This order was originally proposed as Variation 50 but due to the recent Consolidation Order it has been renamed as above.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road or for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs
  • for facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians).

  • 22 November 2024

    Following the statutory consultation period, the scheme has been reviewed and the decision has been taken to make this Order permanent.

    Full details, including the scheme plan, can be found in the Made Order Public Notice and Statement of Reason document.

    Anyone may, by application to the High Court by 6 January 2025, challenge the validity of the Orders or of any provision contained in them on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or any instrument made thereunder, or that there has been a failure to comply with any statutory requirement to the Orders.