THE A2 (LYDDEN HILL JUNCTION)(MAINTENANCE HARDSTANDING) ORDER 2026

THE A2 (LYDDEN HILL JUNCTION)(MAINTENANCE HARDSTANDING) ORDER 2026

National Highways Limited hereby gives notice that it intends to make an Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1) and (2), and 4(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on the A2 in the County of Kent.

The effect of the Order would be to replace an existing Temporary Order (The A2 Trunk Road (Lydden Hill Maintenance Hardstanding) (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2025 No, 109) with a Permanent one authorising the creation of a maintenance hardstanding and restriction of its use to maintenance vehicles and plant as defined by the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges CD169 Version 1.0.1, (March 2021) Section 7 as follows:

- a Type 2 facility located adjacent to the Londonbound carriageway of the A2 within the island, where the “island” is defined as the area of verge enclosed by the northbound and southbound carriageways of the road known as Lydden Hill and connecting link, at junction with the A2.

A copy of the proposed draft Order, plans illustrating the proposal and a statement explaining why National Highways Limited proposes to make the Order may be inspected during office hours at –

Dover District Council, Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3PJ (contact Parking Services).

until 25th November 2026, this being the mandatory 21-day minimum period required by law from the date of this notice (4th November 2026).

Alternatively, these documents may be obtained by contacting, by e-mail, Dean Westall - Dean.Westall@nationalhighways.co.uk

Any person desiring to object or make representations to National Highways Limited’s proposal, should send, not later than 25th November 2026, a written statement of his or her representation or objection and of the grounds thereof to the person and address at the bottom of this notice, quoting the reference NH/SE/2026/A2/LYDDEN HILL/MAINTENANCEHARDSTANDING.

Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with the access to information regimes (these are primarily the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004).

I Rosendaal, an Officer in National Highways Limited.
Ref: NH/SE/2026/A2/LYDDEN HILL/MAINTENANCE
HARDSTANDING
National Highways Limited, (Company No. 9346363).
Registered Office: Three Snowhill, Snow Hill
Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6GA. A company
registered in England and Wales.

Enquiries relating to this notice may be made
by e-mailing Dean Westall - Dean.Westall@
nationalhighways.co.uk. There is no facility to post
comments on-line.