Various roads, Acol in Thanet - 7.5 tonne weight limit order

Consultation has concluded

The effect of this made Order will be to prevent any goods vehicles with a maximum permissible laden weight of which exceeds 7.5 tonne to proceed in the following roads for their entire lengths:

Acol Hill
Crispe Road
Dilnot Lane
Margate Hill
Minster Road
Nursery Fields
Plumstone Road
The Street



This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • for introducing the restriction is to reduce the amount of unnecessary through traffic by large vehicles to prevent danger to persons especially pedestrians, prevent damage to the roads and buildings and preserving the amenities of the area.
  • The scheme and its objectives meet with one of the central themes in Kent’s Local Transport Plan 3 Enjoying Life in Kent (Improve Quality of Life) and Objective 3 of Kent’s Freight Action Plan “To effectively manage the routing of HGV traffic to ensure that such movements remain on the Strategic Road Network for as much of their journey as possible” and Objective 4 “To take steps to address problems caused by freight traffic to communities”.
  • As part of the recommendation to make the Order is to avoid the potential of large vehicles attempting to use less suitable routes.

The effect of this made Order will be to prevent any goods vehicles with a maximum permissible laden weight of which exceeds 7.5 tonne to proceed in the following roads for their entire lengths:

Acol Hill
Crispe Road
Dilnot Lane
Margate Hill
Minster Road
Nursery Fields
Plumstone Road
The Street



This order has been made for the following reasons:

  • for introducing the restriction is to reduce the amount of unnecessary through traffic by large vehicles to prevent danger to persons especially pedestrians, prevent damage to the roads and buildings and preserving the amenities of the area.
  • The scheme and its objectives meet with one of the central themes in Kent’s Local Transport Plan 3 Enjoying Life in Kent (Improve Quality of Life) and Objective 3 of Kent’s Freight Action Plan “To effectively manage the routing of HGV traffic to ensure that such movements remain on the Strategic Road Network for as much of their journey as possible” and Objective 4 “To take steps to address problems caused by freight traffic to communities”.
  • As part of the recommendation to make the Order is to avoid the potential of large vehicles attempting to use less suitable routes.
  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

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