Various Roads, Folkestone in the District of Folkestone & Hythe - Amendment 1: Traffic Movements

The effect of this made Order will be to place a 7.5T weight limit except for buses and for access, change a section of Middelburg Square from one way to two way traffic, place a bus gate and lane on Cheriton Road and Middelburg Square and close up a section of Foresters Way remove the bus restriction and make one way for all traffic due to the new road layout on the following length of roads in Folkestone:-

  • Cheriton Place – place a weight limit from its junction with Sandgate Road to its junction with Middelburg Square
  • Cheriton Road – (1) place a weight limit from its junction with Shorncliffe Road to its junction with Castle Hill Avenue (2) on the south side place a bus lane from its junction with Millfield to its junction with Middelburg Square
  • Foresters Way – (1) close up the north east carriageway to traffic due to the new road layout (2) remove the Bus Only restriction and make it one way for all traffic due to the new road layout
  • Middelburg Square – (1) at its junction with Cheriton Gardens to its with Foresters Way change from one way traffic in a north easterly direction to two way traffic (2) place a bus gate for bus access only at the junction with Foresters Way.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

Kent County Council are delivering the Folkestone A Brighter Future project including highway and public realm works on behalf of Folkestone and Hythe District Council. The scheme is designed to improve the pedestrian and cycle facilities from Folkestone Central Station into the Town Centre. As part of these works KCC propose to reduce unnecessary HGV movements through Cheriton Road / Cheriton Place to improve pedestrian safety and experience and to support Active Travel. Close Foresters north east carriageway due to the new road layout. On Foresters Way remove the bus restriction and open the road up for all traffic going one way due to the new road layout. This TRO is therefore being proposed as part of the projects delivery.

  • 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 place a 7.5T weight limit except for buses and for access, change a section of Middelburg Square from one way to two way traffic, place a bus gate and lane on Cheriton Road and Middelburg Square and close up a section of Foresters Way remove the bus restriction and make one way for all traffic due to the new road layout on the following length of roads in Folkestone:-

  • Cheriton Place – place a weight limit from its junction with Sandgate Road to its junction with Middelburg Square
  • Cheriton Road – (1) place a weight limit from its junction with Shorncliffe Road to its junction with Castle Hill Avenue (2) on the south side place a bus lane from its junction with Millfield to its junction with Middelburg Square
  • Foresters Way – (1) close up the north east carriageway to traffic due to the new road layout (2) remove the Bus Only restriction and make it one way for all traffic due to the new road layout
  • Middelburg Square – (1) at its junction with Cheriton Gardens to its with Foresters Way change from one way traffic in a north easterly direction to two way traffic (2) place a bus gate for bus access only at the junction with Foresters Way.

This order has been made for the following reasons:

Kent County Council are delivering the Folkestone A Brighter Future project including highway and public realm works on behalf of Folkestone and Hythe District Council. The scheme is designed to improve the pedestrian and cycle facilities from Folkestone Central Station into the Town Centre. As part of these works KCC propose to reduce unnecessary HGV movements through Cheriton Road / Cheriton Place to improve pedestrian safety and experience and to support Active Travel. Close Foresters north east carriageway due to the new road layout. On Foresters Way remove the bus restriction and open the road up for all traffic going one way due to the new road layout. This TRO is therefore being proposed as part of the projects delivery.

  • 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 4 April 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 19 May 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