Gravesham Borough Council Planning Guidance Note 6 Revised February 2009

How to apply The Highway Unit will send an inspector If planning permission is needed, contact to meet you and advise what needs to Planning and Regeneration Services at the be done. Normally, you will have to meet Vehicle Accesses on address below. They will send you copies all the costs of this work. of the application form and advise you You will be given a list of contractors Classified Highways what the application fee will be. You approved to carry out this work, from should enquire at this stage if there are which you can obtain quotations and likely to be any difficulties with your appli- select one. Planning Guidance Note 6 cation. The council will need to serve notice on the public utility companies to verify that Introduction Send the completed application forms, no underground services will not be This leaflet is aimed at residents and busi- together with the correct fee, to the ad- affected. nesses who wish to provide or increase the dress below. Each form must be accom- A further fee will be required to cover this amount of parking within their private prop- panied by a site plan and a copy of the process. erty. In certain cases, it is necessary to drawings showing the works you propose obtain planning permission before paving to carry out, preferably to a scale of 1:200. over a front garden or creating a hard- Need this information in a standing specifically for the purpose of Planning permission will only be granted different language or format? parking a vehicle off the road. The Borough after all statutory consultations have been Contact Customer Services - Council will only support such proposals if they can be achieved safely and without carried out (including neighbours) and any telephone 01474 33 70 00 detriment to the character of the area. letters of objection have been considered. If permission is refused, you have a right of fax 01474 33 76 80 When planning permission is needed appeal through the Planning Inspectorate. minicom 01474 33 76 17 Planning permission is required to form a Once planning permission is granted email customer.services new vehicle access, or to significantly change an existing access, where the @.gov.uk property accesses onto a classified road Having obtained planning permission for a (A, B or C class). A list of these roads is new vehicle access, it is necessary to gain available with this leaflet approval for any works within the public These notes are for guidance only. highway. Depending on the location, this For further advice please contact: The formation of a residential access to an may involve such work as lowering a kerb, Planning and Regeneration Services, unclassified road is normally classified as strengthening a footway, paving over a Civic Centre, Windmill Street, "permitted development" & does not require verge, moving an item of street furniture, planning permission. However, you are taking out a tree or piping a ditch. , . DA12 1AU telephone 01474 33 73 97 advised to contact Planning and Regenera- tion Services if any of the following apply :- In all cases, it is necessary to seek the email [email protected] advice and approval of the Gravesham fax 01474 33 79 42 Highway Unit before commencing work. website www.gravesham.gov.uk Gravesham Borough Council Vehicle Accesses on Classified Highways Planning Guidance Note 6 Revised February 2009

(a) the proposed access crosses land roads) and those local distributor routes excessive gradients which would cause which is not part of the residential which fall partly or wholly outside a 30mph dangers to road users in wet/icy condi- curtilage owned by the applicant or speed limit. tions should be avoided; some other "change of use" is involved; the access should not create a hazard (b) the proposed works include paving Schedule 2 covers other local distributors by virtue of its close proximity to other more than 5 metres sq of the forecourt (C roads) within a 30mph speed limit. entrances, road junctions, pedestrian in non-porous materials; Should you have any doubts about which crossings and traffic islands; (c) the creation of an access requires category a section of road falls within, in conservation areas and in the grounds significant engineering works, such as please phone 01474 33 70 00 for clarifica- of listed buildings, there will be a pre- changes to ground levels or building of tion. sumption against paving over the entire structures; forecourt for the benefit of parking. New (d) the creation of the parking space Each application will be considered on its proposals should seek to retain at least affects a Listed Building, a Conserva- individual merits, but certain standards will half of the garden as soft landscaping. tion Area or requires the removal of apply throughout:- trees which are the subject of tree preservation orders (TPO's); On Schedule 1 roads, the following addi- there should be a minimum depth of 5.0 (e) other development is taking place tional considerations apply:- which requires the access; or the site metres available from the rear edge of the highway or path, to ensure a car is already subject to a planning condi- where an alternative means of vehicle can be parked wholly off the road tion restricting the creation of access access can be provided which does not (increased to 5.5 metres where the or parking spaces. affect the main road, a new access to driveway leads to a garage door); In all cases where a new access is made the classified road will normally be visibility splays should be provided onto the public highway, the approval of the refused; appropriate to the class of road and the highway authority is required. Kent High- all applications will be expected to show speed of passing traffic. Typical stand- way Services has a set procedure for on-site turning space - typically, this will ards are 2 x 2 metres (measured along dealing with applications for new crosso- require a minimum forecourt area of 7.5 back of footway) for pedestrians and vers - phone 08458 247 800 for further metres width and 8 metres depth; information. 2 x 45 metres (measured along kerbline) for vehicles. Where these exceptional circumstances will be needed to justify the creation of more Matters considered cannot be provided within the appli- than one means of access to a single There are two types of classified road cant's land-holding, the agreement of a residential property; covered by this advice. A list is available neighbouring landowner may be re- all new entrances will have to have full with this leaflet. If your property falls within quired to comply; either of these schedules, you will need to there should be sufficient width on the sight-lines appropriate to the speed of obtain planning permission before forming public road to ensure that vehicles may passing traffic and all reasonable steps a new access. turn in and out safely with no lateral should be taken to design out any haz- damage or over-running of verges or ards arising from this access. This may Schedule 1 covers all trunk roads, primary private property; entail further work in the highway. and district distributor routes (A and B Gravesham Borough Council Vehicle Accesses on Classified Highways Planning Guidance Note 6 Revised February 2009

Schedule 1 Old Road East, Gravesend Halfpence Lane, Cobham* Old Road West, Gravesend Hall Rd (Coldharbour Rd-Springhead Rd) Albert Place, Gravesend Overcliffe, Gravesend Hermitage Road, Higham* Barrack Row, Gravesend Parrock Street, (Milton Rd-Lord St), G'send , Bath Street, Gravesend Pelham Road, Gravesend Jeskyns Road, Cobham* Berkley Crescent, Gravesend Rochester Road, Gravesend-Higham Lower Higham Rd, Higham* Brewer's Road, School Lane, Higham Lower Road, Higham* Broad Ditch Road, Northfleet Springhead Road (Hall Rd-Thames Way) New House Lane, Northfleet Clive Road, Gravesend Stone Street (Albert Pl-Clive Rd), G'send Old Perry Street, Northfleet Crooked Lane, Gravesend Stonebridge Road, Northfleet Parrock Road, Gravesend Darnley Rd (Bath St-Pelham Rd), G'send Thames Way (Stonebridge Rd-Overcliffe) Parrock St (Lord St-Parrock Rd), G'send Dean Lane, Luddesdown The Hill, Northfleet Pear Tree Lane, Shorne* Dean Road, Luddesdown The Terrace (Crooked Lane-Harmer St) Pelham Road, Gravesend Dover Road, Northfleet Town Road, Higham Perry Street, Northfleet Dover Road East, Northfleet Two Gates Hill, Higham Singlewell Road, Gravesend* East Milton Road, Gravesend Valley Drive, Gravesend Sole Street, Cobham* Gore Green Road, Higham Wainscott By-pass Springhead Rd (Thames Way-The Hill) Gravesend Road, Culverstone Warren Road, Luddesdown Tanyard Hill, Shorne Gravesend Road, Shorne-Higham West St (Bath St-Crooked Lane), G'send Thames Way (Overcliffe-West St), G'send Hall Rd (Boundary-Springhead Rd) N'fleet Whitehorse Lane, The Ridgeway, Shorne* Harmer Street, Gravesend Windmill St (Lord St-Albert Pl), G'send The Street, Cobham Harvel Lane, Harvel Wrotham Rd (Gravesend-Culverstone) The Street, Harvel Road, Harvel The Street, Shorne Henhurst Road, Cobham Schedule 2 Thong Lane, Gravesend* Hever Court Road, Gravesend Upper Avenue, Northfleet High Street, Northfleet Camer Road, Meopham* Vale Road, Northfleet High Street, Gravesend Chalk Road, Higham* Villa Road, Higham Lillechurch Road, Higham Cobhambury Road, Cobham* West Street (Thames Way-Bath St), G'send London Road, Northfleet Coldharbour Road, Northfleet Whitehill Lane, Gravesend Longfield Road, Meopham Cross Lane East, Gravesend Whitehill Road, Gravesend Lord Street, Gravesend Cross Lane West, Gravesend Whitehill Road, Meopham* Lower Rochester Road (School Lane- Downs Rd (Upper Ave-Broad Ditch Rd) Windmill Street (Lord St-Singlewell Rd) eastern limit), Higham Earl Road, Northfleet Luddesdown Road, Luddesdown Forge Lane, Higham Milton Road, Gravesend Forge Lane, Shorne* New Road, Gravesend Foxendown Lane, Meopham* * Parts of street marked thus, where speed Oakenden Road, Luddesdown Green Lane, Meopham* limit is 40mph or higher, fall into Schedule 1.