May Street, Herne in the District of Canterbury- Amendment 6: Prohibition of Traffic Movements

The effect of this made Order will be to introduce a One Way only and to prohibit all motor vehicles access (except cycles) on the following length of roads in Hillborough, Herne Bay in the District of Canterbury:

  • May Street – prohibit motor vehicles from a point in line with the northern boundary of 16 Kittiwake Close to its junction with Bogshole Lane in both directions.

The following road has been abandoned and will no longer be going ahead:

  • Bogshole Lane – (1) prohibit motor vehicles from its junction with May Street for a distance of 500 metres in both directions (2) from a point 720 metres west of its junction with May Street to the extremities of the highway (boundary with the Thanet Way A299) in both directions.

The following will be made in a later amendment:

  • May Street - (1) from its junction with Bogshole Lane to its junction with Campion Avenue in both directions (2) One Way restriction from its junction with Campion Avenue to its junction with Sweechbridge Road travelling in a southerly direction.

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 a One Way only and to prohibit all motor vehicles access (except cycles) on the following length of roads in Hillborough, Herne Bay in the District of Canterbury:

  • May Street – prohibit motor vehicles from a point in line with the northern boundary of 16 Kittiwake Close to its junction with Bogshole Lane in both directions.

The following road has been abandoned and will no longer be going ahead:

  • Bogshole Lane – (1) prohibit motor vehicles from its junction with May Street for a distance of 500 metres in both directions (2) from a point 720 metres west of its junction with May Street to the extremities of the highway (boundary with the Thanet Way A299) in both directions.

The following will be made in a later amendment:

  • May Street - (1) from its junction with Bogshole Lane to its junction with Campion Avenue in both directions (2) One Way restriction from its junction with Campion Avenue to its junction with Sweechbridge Road travelling in a southerly direction.

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).

  • Friday 20 June 2025

    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 Monday 4 August 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.