Owls Hatch Road, Herne Bay in the District of Canterbury - Amendment 3: Traffic Movements

The effect of the named Order will be to prohibit motor vehicles (exemptions will apply) in Herne Bay on the following length of road:-

Owls Hatch Road (North) – From a point 65 meters south of its junction with the Henley Road in a southerly then westerly direction util it meets the access road to Abbottswood Estate.

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 the named Order will be to prohibit motor vehicles (exemptions will apply) in Herne Bay on the following length of road:-

Owls Hatch Road (North) – From a point 65 meters south of its junction with the Henley Road in a southerly then westerly direction util it meets the access road to Abbottswood Estate.

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 3 April 2026

    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 18 May 2026, 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.


    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 18 May 2026, 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.