A consultation has just started to install parking restrictions in Eynsford (on the A225 near the school) and Crockenhill (on Green Court Road). They are being carried out by Sevenoaks District Council on behalf of the County Council, and, if the schemes are approved and taken forward, they will be paid for from my Member Fund for schemes in the local area.
The Eynsford proposals have been in development for some time. The philosophy has always been to try to increase opportunities to park safely in some locations while increasing some restrictions. There have been delays to bringing forward the yellow lines and other proposals; for example, a scheme was ready to go to consultation over a year ago when it became clear that the presence of BT cables and other utilities would make some of its proposals prohibitively expensive.
Single yellow lines (operating between 8:30 and 9:30, and between 3 and 4) are proposed in front of Alton Cottages, with the aim of easing the parking bottlenecks in the area to the north east of the school. In addition, all day restrictions (double yellow lines) are proposed for the corners of Mill Lane and Priory Lane. Quite separately from this consultation, some further measures will be brought forward to create gaps in parking further to the south west in High Street.
The Crockenhill proposals are for double yellow lines running north east along Green Court Road from the junction with Stones Cross Road, aiming to tackle dangerous parking in the area, particularly at school times.
The consultation runs until 4 November. You can find details of both proposals and how you can respond on the District Council's website under the Public Notices section. The results of the consultation will then be reported to the Sevenoaks Joint Transportation Board (a meeting of County and District Councillors for the area) for a decision in December.
