DEPARTMET OF THE ENVIRONRENT

THE LONDON-CANTERBURY—DOVER TRUNK ROAD §CANTERBURY BY—PASS2
ORDER 12E

THE LONDON-CANTERBURY—DOVER TRUNK ROAD CANTERBURY BY-PASS
SLIP ROADS ORDER l

THE LONDON—CANTERBURY-DOVER TRUNK ROAD CANTERBURY BY-PASS
SIDE ROADS ORDER 1

THE LONDON—CANTERBURY-DOVER.TRUNK ROAD HARBLEDOWN-BRIDGE
DE-TRUNKIN

 
   

STATEMENT EXPLAINING THE PROPOSALS

A. BACKGROUND TO THE PROPOSALS

l. The A2 is one of the two trunk roads serving the channel
port of Dover and has been improved to near motorway
standards from the outer suburbs of London to the M2 at
Rochester. By—Easses of Harbledown and Bridge, and a new
road from Lydden to the Dover Eastern Docks, are under
construction. The provision of a By—Pass of Canterbury
will complete the proposed high—standard route between the
M2 and Dover_Eastern Docks and relieve the City of long
distance through traffic.

2. In autumn 1973 the public, local authorities and other
interested bodies were consulted on three possible routes
for a 3y-Pass of Canterbury. »In March 1974, the then
Minister for Transport announced that Route B, the middle
one of the three, had been selected as the preferred route
and that the Scheme had been included in the Trunk Road
Preparation Pool to enable detailed design to proceed.

B. THE PROPOSALS NOW PUBLISHED

3. The draft Orders now published represent the Secretary of
State's proposals for the route of the Canterbury
By—Pass, for interchange facilities between the 3y-Bass
and other roads, for alterations to existing roads,

,.w footpaths, bridleways and private means of access
affected by the By—Pass and for the de—trunking of
superseded lengths of the present A2. The proposals are
-briefly described in the following paragraphs and are
shown on the plans attached to the Orders.

The London—Canterbgry—Dover Trunk Road gcanterbury By—Pass2
Order l2Z

(i) The draft Order seeks to establish the route of the
By—Pass from the point where the Upper Harbledown
By—Pass (at present under construction) changes from
dual to single carriageway. It is proposed that the

new road which will be 6.75 Km (4.2 miles) long,

should proceed in a south easterly direction passing
under Faulkeners Lane and the London-Dover railway line
and over the Ashford-Margate railway line south of
Whitehall Farm. It would then bridge the River Great
Stour, pass under the A28 Thanington Road at its junction
with Cockering Road and continue over Hollow Lane and
Stuppington Lane and Nackington Road before connecting

with the western end of the Bridge By-Pass, at present
under construction.

(ii)The draft Order also seeks to authorise a bridge to carry
the By—Pass over the River Great Stour.

The London—Canterbur*
Sli Roads

   

-Dover Trunk Road Canterb

   
 

  

The draft Order seeks to establish the routes of slip roads
to connect the proposed By—Pass to new and existing roads at
Harbledown, Thanington and Bridge. At Harbledown a slip
road would pass under the new Canterbury By—Pass to allow
traffic from Canterbury to join the westbound‘ carriageway.
The single carriageway continuation of the Upper Harbledown
By—Pass would provide access to Canterbury for traffic from
London. At Thanington slip roads are proposed to allow
eastbound traffic to join and westbound traffic to leave the
By-Pass, At Bridge provision is proposed for access

to Canterbury via A2 from Bridge By—Pass and the village,
and for traffic from Bridge to join the westbound
carriageway of the new Canterbury By—Pass. Access from
Canterbury to Bridge By—Pass and the village Will be
maintained by use of the superseded western end of the
Bridge By—Pass.

The London—C
Side Roads

anterburv—Dover Trunk Road

      
 

  

(i) Schedule l and Site Plan No. l — Faulkeners Lane, Whitehall
Road North Downs Va and other alterations

     

 

The existin rivate means of access between Faulkeners
Lane and China and Poldhurst Fcrns is to be s oppe up Where
it crosses the new trunk road.

The existin Faulkeners Lang will be stopped up for a length
of about 290 metres K320 yds). It will be replaced by a
new length of hignway which will cross the new trunk road

by means of a bridge. Faulkeners Lane will be improved and

regraded as necessary where it connects with its proposed
new length.

 

   

The existin North Downs Wa Foot ath A 2 will be stopped
up for a short distance Where it joins Faulkeners Lane
to the south of the new trunk road and will be replaced by

a new length of footpath linked to the new length of
Faulkeners Lane.

 

The existing Footpath 512 will be stopped up from

its existing junction with Faulkeners Lane to the

east side of the new trunk road. A new length

of highway will be provided running along the northern
boundary of the new trunk road connecting Footpath 512
to the realigned Faulkeners Lane.

  

The existin North Downs Wa Pil rims Fa Bridlewa 521 is
to be stopped up where it crosses the new trunk road.

The length south of the new trunk road will remain and the
new highway linking Faulkeners Lane and Footpath 512 (see
above) will be extended to connect with Bridleway 521

east of the new trunk road,

A new length of private means of access will be provided along

the southern boundary of the new trunk road to link land
further east to the existing access along Bridleway 521.

 

The existing Footpath £85 will be stopped up for its length
from Whitehall Road to its junction with Footpath 509. The
alternative route will be along Footpath 456.

The existing Footpath £56 is to be stopped up where it
crosses the new trunk road and will be replaced by a
new length of footpath slightly to the southeast passing

under the new trunk road to join the realigned Whitehall
Road. 2

The existing Whitehall Road is to be stopped up for a

distance south of the railway where it lies within the
route of the new trunk road. It will be replaced by

a new length of road running parallel with the north side
‘of the new trunk road. Two further sections of Whitehall
Road will be improved and regraded as necessary.

(ii) Schedule 2 and Site Plan No. 2 — Thanin on Road Hollow

Lane, Stuppington Lane and other alterations

Three rivate means of access servin allotment ardens and

’ smallholdings north of Thanington Road are to be stopped up

where the new trunk road crosses them. A new length of
private means of access is to be provided from the existing
access from Tincheap opposite Thanington Pumping Station.

The existing A28 Thanington Road is to be regraded and

slightly realigned to pass over the By—Pass which will be
in cutting at this point.

Cockering Road is to be stopped up from its junction with
Thanington Road to a point just to the south of the new

trunk road. A turning circle is to be provided on Cockering
Road to the south of the new trunk road.

The junction of St Nicholas Road and Thanington Road is to be
improved as necessary.

Four private means of access serving Wincheap Farm between
Thanington Road and Hollow Lane are to be stopped up where

the new trunk road crosses them.

The existing Footpath 491 is to be stopped up where it Crosses

the new trunk road parallel with Hollow Lane. A new length of
footpath is to be provided passing under the new trunk road
which is on embankment at this point.

The existing Hollow Lane is to be retained in its present form

as far as possible with a minimum of improvement. The new trunk
road which is on embankment at this point is to pass over Hollow
Lane by means of a bridge.

The existing Footpath lll - ll2 is to be stopped up where it

crosses the new trunk road and replaced by two new lengths of
footpath on each side of the new trunk road linking the
footpath with the realigned Stuppington Lane (see next paragraph).

The existin Stu pin "on Lane is to be stopped up for a length
of about 280 metres 300 yards) , It will be'replac@d

by a new length of highway which will cross the new trunk road
by means of a bridge. Other sections of Stuppington Lane

to the north and south ‘ of the new trunk road will be
realigned and regraded as necessary.

(iii)Schedule 3 and Site Plan No. 3 - Merton Lane, Nackington Road

and other alterations

The existing Merton Lane is to be stopped up where it crosses
the new trunk road. It will be replaced by a new length of

highway to the south of the new trunk road joining Nackington
Road. A further section of Merton Lane to the south of the
new trunk road will be realigned and regraded including its
junction with BR358 and FF ll6I — ll7. A short section of
Merton Lane to the north will be slightly improved to
maintain access past flbrton Lodge and a new turning bay on
Merton Lane is to be provided.

The existing Footpath 115 — I16 and private access to the
Rugby Club are to be stopped up where they lie within

the new trunk road. , They are to be replaced by a new length
of highway and private access joining the existing Merton Lane
alongside the north of the new trunk road. A further length
of the same footpath to the north of the new trunk road is to be
slightly improved.

The existing Footpath llfi — 118 is to be stopped up for a
distance north of its junction with Merton Lane.

The existing Footpath 348 is to be stopped up for a distance
south of its junction with Merton Lane. The new route for these
two footpaths will be the two new lengths of highway described’
above-anc below, Horton Line and Nackington Road.

 is to be slishizlgrqr-ealie'ned
and rcgraded to pass 07*: 4h? rs. trunk road. '"? " '

The rivate means of access from Nackington Road across Winters

§§ggLwill be stopped up where it lies within the new trunk road.

    
 

 

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(iv) Schedule and Site Plan No.
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The existing Footpath 346 is to be stopped up where it is

crossed by the new trunk road.

Three private means of access across land east of Footpath 346
are to be stopped up where the new trunk road crosses them.

The existing Footpath 315 is to be stopped up between a point

opposite ”Renville Cottages" and its junction with the existing
A2 Dover Road. It is to be replaced by a new length oflighway
between Dover Road and a point north of "The Bungalow", running
parallel with the slip road joining Dover Road and the new
trunk road. 4

The unclassified and unnamed road leaving Dover Road adjacent
to Pond Cottages is to be stopped up as apmblic highway from
its junction with Dover Road to the southern boundary with the
new trunk road. It will continue to serve as a private means
of access from its junction with Dover Road to the rear of Pond
Cottages. An additional short length of this highway is to be
improved to the south of the new trunk road.

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lhe existing private access to Renville Farm is to be stopped

up for a distance from its junction with Dover Road. A new
length of private access from the Dover Road will be

provided alongside the slip road joining Dover Road and the
new trunk road.

The existing Dover Road to be de—trunked when Bridge By-Pass
opens, is to be stopped up for a distance southeast of its
junction with the Bridge By-Pass and will be replaced by one
of the slip roads mentioned earlier. A further existing
length of Dover Road southeast of the stopped-up length is to
be regraded.

The existing private means of access from Dover Road to the
orchard between Bridge By-Pass and Bekesbourne Road is to be

stopped up. An alternative access has been provided from
Bekesbourne Road as part of the Bridge By—Pass construction.

The existing road linking Dover Road and Bekesbourne Road

is to be widened and improved.

 

The London—Canterb ' —Dover Trunk Road Harbledown—Brid e De-

      

The draft Order seeks to alter from Trunk Road to Principal Road
the status of those lengths of the existing A2 between the
Canterbury City limits and the Harbledown and Bridge By-Passes.
This would mean that the responsibility for these two lengths

of existing A2 would pass from the Department of the Environment
to Kent County Council.

June 1976

None of the plans purport to show precise widths
or constructional details of new, altered or
stopped up lengths of highway or rights of way.

(NOTE: (1)

(ii) The footpaths within the City of Canterbury are

_ identified by numbered nodes situated on each

“" footpath. Therefore~each footpath is.given the
numbers of the two nodes which‘it joins.
Footpaths outside the City boundary are allocated
one number for each'footpath.)

EXHIBITION OF PLANS

5. An exhibition of plans of the proposals is to be held at the
Sidney Cooper Centre, S" Peter's Street, Canterbury,Kent on
Friday 25 June between 4.30 pm and 9.00pm; Saturday
26 June between 10.00am and 4.00pm; and Ebnday 28 June
between 4.30pm and 9.00pm., when representatives of the
Department and their consulting engineers, Brian Colquhoun
and Partners, will be available to answer questions.

THE USE OF THE STATUTORY PROCEDURES

6. The proposals are published in draft so that anyone affected
by or concerned about them can consider them and, if they
wish, send in objections or representations stating the
grounds of their objection or representation. They may also
submit alternative proposals for the Department to consider.

7. The period allowed for objection starts on 18 June 1976 and

' ends on 17 September 1976 and during this time the
draft Orders and plans may be inspected free of charge at the
Department of the Environment, Room P2/O38, 2 Marsham Street,
London SW1; South Eastern Road Construction Unit, Federated
House, London Road, Dorking, Surrey; the Kent County
Council, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent; the Canterbury City
Council, Dane John, Canterbury, Kent and the Canterbury
Public Library, Beaney Institute, High Street, Canterbury,
TKent. Objections or representations to any or all of the
proposals outlined above may be made to the Secretary of
State at his address at the South Ea tern Road Construction
Unit, Federated House, London Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 ISZ.
The draft Orders and their related plans are available on
request from the Unit. ‘ I

8. The Secretary of State will decide whether, in the light of.

any objections received, an opportunity should be given

for objectors to state their views at a Public Inquiry before
an independent Inspector. If an Inquiry is held, all
objectors will be notified individually at least six Weeks
beforehand, and notice will appear in_the local press.

South Eastern Road Construction Unit
Department of the Environment