Sussex Road and The Street, Maidstone in the Borough of Maidstone - Amendment 1: Waiting Restrictions

The effect of this made Order will be to introduce or amend existing waiting restrictions on the following lengths of roads in Maidstone (double yellow lines, waiting to be prohibited at any time):-

  • Sussex Road - on the north side from its eastern boundary of 43 Sussex Road to the western boundary of 45 Sussex Road
  • The Street - (1) on the north west side from its junction with Tonbridge Road for a distance of 33 metres in a north westerly direction (2) on the south west side from its junction with Tonbridge Road for a distance of 27 metres in a north westerly 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 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 or amend existing waiting restrictions on the following lengths of roads in Maidstone (double yellow lines, waiting to be prohibited at any time):-

  • Sussex Road - on the north side from its eastern boundary of 43 Sussex Road to the western boundary of 45 Sussex Road
  • The Street - (1) on the north west side from its junction with Tonbridge Road for a distance of 33 metres in a north westerly direction (2) on the south west side from its junction with Tonbridge Road for a distance of 27 metres in a north westerly 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 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.


  • Friday 29 August 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 13 October 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.