Various Roads in Tunbridge Wells - Amendment 5: Prohibition of Traffic Movements Order

Consultation has concluded

The effect of this made Order will be to prohibit vehicles movements (except cycles & exemptions) on the following length of roads in Tunbridge Wells:-

  • High Street – from its junction with Mount Sion to its junction with Vale Road one way only in a north easterly direction.
  • Frog Lane, Little Mount Sion & South Grove – at its junctions with High Street all vehicles will only be able to turn right into High Street.
  • Castle Street & White Bear Passage – at its junctions with High Street all vehicles will only be able to turn left into High Street.

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 prohibit vehicles movements (except cycles & exemptions) on the following length of roads in Tunbridge Wells:-

  • High Street – from its junction with Mount Sion to its junction with Vale Road one way only in a north easterly direction.
  • Frog Lane, Little Mount Sion & South Grove – at its junctions with High Street all vehicles will only be able to turn right into High Street.
  • Castle Street & White Bear Passage – at its junctions with High Street all vehicles will only be able to turn left into High Street.

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).
Consultation has concluded

  • 2 August 2024

    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 16 September 2024, 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.