Various Roads, Stockbury in the Borough of Maidstone - Amendment 1: Traffic Movements

The effect of this made Order will be to amend all of the traffic signs related to the new road layout with a No Entry and No U Turns along with a prohibit to all vehicles over 6ft 6in except for access on the following length of roads in Stockbury, Maidstone:-

  • Church Hill – place a no entry restriction with No U Turns at the junction with A249 Sittingbourne Road
  • Oad Street – place a width restriction except for access along the new road section from the junction with the Sittingbourne Road to its junction with South Green
  • Sittingbourne Road & Stockbury Roundabout – remove and replace banned turned and no entry signs due to new road layout.

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 preventing the use of the road by vehicular traffic of a kind which, or its use by vehicular traffic in a manner which, is unsuitable having regard to the existing character of the road of adjoining property
  • for any of the purposes specified in Paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) of section 87 of the Environment Act 1995 (air quality).

The effect of this made Order will be to amend all of the traffic signs related to the new road layout with a No Entry and No U Turns along with a prohibit to all vehicles over 6ft 6in except for access on the following length of roads in Stockbury, Maidstone:-

  • Church Hill – place a no entry restriction with No U Turns at the junction with A249 Sittingbourne Road
  • Oad Street – place a width restriction except for access along the new road section from the junction with the Sittingbourne Road to its junction with South Green
  • Sittingbourne Road & Stockbury Roundabout – remove and replace banned turned and no entry signs due to new road layout.

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 preventing the use of the road by vehicular traffic of a kind which, or its use by vehicular traffic in a manner which, is unsuitable having regard to the existing character of the road of adjoining property
  • for any of the purposes specified in Paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) of section 87 of the Environment Act 1995 (air quality).

  • 11 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 26 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.