Bath Street, Gravesend in the Borough of Gravesham - Amendment 17: Waiting Restrictions

Consultation has concluded

The effect of this made Order will be to introduce a no waiting at any time double yellow lines (DYL) on the following length of roads in Gravesend, Gravesham:-

  • Bath Street – (1) on the east side place remove DYL and replace with an 18 metre Taxi Bay 5 metres from its junction with Church Street (2) on the east side place a Taxi Bay from a point 13 metres south of its junction with Clifton Road for a distance of 41 metres in a southerly direction (3) on both sides move the crossing point to its northern junction with Clifton Road (4) on the west side replace DYLs and loading restrictions where the crossing zig zags have been removed (5) on the east side move the Taxi Bay to a point in line with the northern rear entrance to St Georges Court for a distance of 43 metres and place DYLs where the bay has been removed (6) on the east side reduce the existing Taxi Bay by 15 metres and replace with a new crossing point
  • New Road – on the north side at its eastern junction with Bath Street reduce the length of the Taxi Bay to 24 metres and place DYL on the remaining reduction.

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 facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians)
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.

The effect of this made Order will be to introduce a no waiting at any time double yellow lines (DYL) on the following length of roads in Gravesend, Gravesham:-

  • Bath Street – (1) on the east side place remove DYL and replace with an 18 metre Taxi Bay 5 metres from its junction with Church Street (2) on the east side place a Taxi Bay from a point 13 metres south of its junction with Clifton Road for a distance of 41 metres in a southerly direction (3) on both sides move the crossing point to its northern junction with Clifton Road (4) on the west side replace DYLs and loading restrictions where the crossing zig zags have been removed (5) on the east side move the Taxi Bay to a point in line with the northern rear entrance to St Georges Court for a distance of 43 metres and place DYLs where the bay has been removed (6) on the east side reduce the existing Taxi Bay by 15 metres and replace with a new crossing point
  • New Road – on the north side at its eastern junction with Bath Street reduce the length of the Taxi Bay to 24 metres and place DYL on the remaining reduction.

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 facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians)
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.
Consultation has concluded

  • 27 September 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 11 November 2024, 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.