Canterbury: City Centre to Littlebourne Road cycling and walking improvements

Consultation has concluded

Update - 28 July 2023

The effect of this made Order will be the:

  • introduction or amendments of waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) in Longport, Canterbury.
  • reduction of the existing 30mph speed limit to 20mph on Albert Road, Church Street (St Pauls), Edward Road, Ivy Lane, Love Lane, St Pauls Terrace, Longport, Lower Chantry Street and Monastery Street in Canterbury.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road 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).
  • for preventing damage to the road or to any building on or near the road.

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 Public Notice and Statement for Reason document.

Anyone may, by application to the High Court by 11 September 2023, 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.


Update - 14 November 2022

Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in this consultation.

The consultation report is now available in the Documents section. The report was presented at the Canterbury Joint Transport Board (JTB) on 1 November 2022. Detailed designs will now be created, taking into account comments received at the JTB, these were to:

  • ensure that the areas around the dropped kerbs are adequately drained to avoid ponding
  • work alongside Canterbury City Council in the next parking review to consider permit holders only parking
  • ensure that the historic monument is protected and not taken away as part of the scheme
  • look at the junction with Spring Road to see how this can be improved as part of the scheme

The scheme detailed designs will need to get sign off from Active Travel England (ATE). If the decision from ATE is taken to proceed, construction is likely to start in Summer 2023 and the advertised TRO’s will become made orders.

Following on from the consultation undertaken last year on this scheme, Kent County Council (KCC) has undertaken detailed design, taking into consideration the comments received during the previous consultation.

We want to create a safer and direct route for cycling from the east of Canterbury into the city centre. The proposed scheme runs along Longport, from the Spring Lane / St Martin’s Hill junction in the east, past the Church Street / Lower Bridge Street junction in the west and into the city centre.

There is more information on our proposals in the Consultation Document and Scheme Plans, which are available from the 'Documents' section on this page.

A consultation drop in event will take place on 22 September from 3pm to 5:35pm at The Beany House of Art & Knowledge, 18 High Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2RA.

Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO)

There are two TROs as part of this scheme. The effects of the proposed Orders will be to:

  • introduce or amend waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) on Longport in Canterbury.
  • reduce the existing 30mph speed limit to 20mph on Albert Road, Church Street (St Pauls), Edward Road, Ivy Lane, Love Lane, St Pauls Terrace, Longport, Lower Chantry Street and Monastery Street in Canterbury.

The orders are being made for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road 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).
  • for preventing damage to the road or to any building on or near the road.

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

Your views matter

We want to continue to understand and incorporate the views of the local community, stakeholders and the travelling public into the design of this scheme. You can provide feedback by completing the questionnaire.

Any person wishing to object or support the TROs before they are made permanent can also do so via the questionnaire.

What happens after the consultation?

Following the consultation, a report will be compiled summarising the analysis of the responses. This report will be made available from this webpage. The feedback will be used to help finalise the scheme design and reported to the Canterbury Joint Transportation Board (JTB) in November 2022.

If the decision is taken to proceed the scheme then alterations to the Traffic Regulation Orders will be advertised as ‘Made Orders’. This will be publicised via a notice in the local newspaper and on this webpage.

Update - 28 July 2023

The effect of this made Order will be the:

  • introduction or amendments of waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) in Longport, Canterbury.
  • reduction of the existing 30mph speed limit to 20mph on Albert Road, Church Street (St Pauls), Edward Road, Ivy Lane, Love Lane, St Pauls Terrace, Longport, Lower Chantry Street and Monastery Street in Canterbury.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road 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).
  • for preventing damage to the road or to any building on or near the road.

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 Public Notice and Statement for Reason document.

Anyone may, by application to the High Court by 11 September 2023, 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.


Update - 14 November 2022

Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in this consultation.

The consultation report is now available in the Documents section. The report was presented at the Canterbury Joint Transport Board (JTB) on 1 November 2022. Detailed designs will now be created, taking into account comments received at the JTB, these were to:

  • ensure that the areas around the dropped kerbs are adequately drained to avoid ponding
  • work alongside Canterbury City Council in the next parking review to consider permit holders only parking
  • ensure that the historic monument is protected and not taken away as part of the scheme
  • look at the junction with Spring Road to see how this can be improved as part of the scheme

The scheme detailed designs will need to get sign off from Active Travel England (ATE). If the decision from ATE is taken to proceed, construction is likely to start in Summer 2023 and the advertised TRO’s will become made orders.

Following on from the consultation undertaken last year on this scheme, Kent County Council (KCC) has undertaken detailed design, taking into consideration the comments received during the previous consultation.

We want to create a safer and direct route for cycling from the east of Canterbury into the city centre. The proposed scheme runs along Longport, from the Spring Lane / St Martin’s Hill junction in the east, past the Church Street / Lower Bridge Street junction in the west and into the city centre.

There is more information on our proposals in the Consultation Document and Scheme Plans, which are available from the 'Documents' section on this page.

A consultation drop in event will take place on 22 September from 3pm to 5:35pm at The Beany House of Art & Knowledge, 18 High Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2RA.

Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO)

There are two TROs as part of this scheme. The effects of the proposed Orders will be to:

  • introduce or amend waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) on Longport in Canterbury.
  • reduce the existing 30mph speed limit to 20mph on Albert Road, Church Street (St Pauls), Edward Road, Ivy Lane, Love Lane, St Pauls Terrace, Longport, Lower Chantry Street and Monastery Street in Canterbury.

The orders are being made for the following reasons:

  • for avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road 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).
  • for preventing damage to the road or to any building on or near the road.

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

Your views matter

We want to continue to understand and incorporate the views of the local community, stakeholders and the travelling public into the design of this scheme. You can provide feedback by completing the questionnaire.

Any person wishing to object or support the TROs before they are made permanent can also do so via the questionnaire.

What happens after the consultation?

Following the consultation, a report will be compiled summarising the analysis of the responses. This report will be made available from this webpage. The feedback will be used to help finalise the scheme design and reported to the Canterbury Joint Transportation Board (JTB) in November 2022.

If the decision is taken to proceed the scheme then alterations to the Traffic Regulation Orders will be advertised as ‘Made Orders’. This will be publicised via a notice in the local newspaper and on this webpage.