For several years your parish council has been working on projects under our Highways Improvement Plan with Kent County Council. This is because one of the most common issues raised by you is road safety and parking.  

We have completed a number of schemes under this Plan. These have achieved improvements in several areas. Your council is now considering a new package of measures. These could be implemented in the coming 12-18 months.

As a whole, these will reduce parking in areas identified as causing a danger to other road users, whilst increasing parking in other areas. Overall, it is hoped that this package will make our roads safer, especially for our many young and older residents.

To make any changes to the roads there is a strict legal procedure to go through. 

We want to hear your views. You can comment on one specific proposal or several. It is equally important for you to say if you support a proposal, as it is to object.  Or you may have some suggestions as to how the proposals could be improved. It would be of great help to us if you could give reasons for your views.

1.    Write to us by email at: clerk@crockenhillpc.org.uk
2.    Write to us by letter (Click here to get our address).
3.    Pop into the parish council office (behind the village hall) and speak to us in person. We will be open for two drop-in sessions from 10-12am on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th November. 
4.    Click here to complete our online survey

You must provide your name and address (these will not be published). The deadline for any comments to be received is Monday 15th December. This is an open process. A summary of all responses will be placed on the parish council website.

The parish council will then consider all of the responses at its monthly meeting on January 8th. This is always open to the public. It will then decide which elements it wishes to progress to a Traffic Regulation Order.  This is where Kent County Council will draw up detailed proposals and undertake a 28-day formal public consultation process. The responses to that will again have to be considered before any work is allowed to take place.

The 8 Proposals

Proposal 1 : Green Court Road  – continue the double yellow lines from the existing restrictions outside The Red House, up to just beyond the entrance to number 19.

Proposal 2 : Double yellow lines either side of the hatched yellow box immediately outside Avery Autos at the junction of Stones Cross Road and Green Court Road. These will join from the existing double yellow lines in front of the used garage entrance, to approximately 5m before house no 2B.

Proposal 3 : Parking restrictions in front of the village shops to be reduced by an hour to 9pm (from 10pm), and to encourage faster turnover, have a 30-minute limit (instead of 60 minutes).

Proposal 4 : Newports / Church Road Junction - install double yellow lines for 10 metres around all corners of the junction. This proposal is unlikely to need to go to a Traffic Regulation Order as no parking is allowed in this part of a junction anyway. The use of double yellow lines here will make the restricted area clear for all drivers and aid enforcement.

Proposal 5 : Stones Cross Road in front of village hall - remove approximately 5m of double yellow lines on the village shops side of the hall car park entrance, to create additional parking space.

Proposal 6 : Daltons Road from the junction with Church Road by the railings, reduce double yellow lines by approximately 12m to create additional parking spaces.

Proposal 7 : In West View Road at the junction with Main Road reduce the double yellow lines by approximately 5m on one side to create additional parking space.

Proposal 8 : Cray Road and Old Chapel Road junction by The Chequers - install double yellow lines for 10 metres around all corners of the junction. This proposal is unlikely to need to go to a Traffic Regulation Order as no parking is allowed in this part of a junction anyway. The use of double yellow lines here will make the restricted area clear for all drivers and aid enforcement.