Representation by Robert Heath
- Date submitted
- 16 February 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am concerned that Green Farm Lane will become a short cut between the Gravesend-Rochester Road and the Lower Higham Road. Green Farm Lane is a quiet country lane and has a 7.5T weight limit with a 30mph limit on the top third and national speed limit on the rest. Only recently, there was a serious accident where a transit type van overturned due to speeding around a blind bend and meeting a stationary vehicle. Our fear is that construction traffic will use the lane and that should the construction cause congestion or a significant increase in traffic generally, on both or either of The Gravesend Road and Lower Higham Road then traffic will use the Lane as a rat run. We would like to see a proposal as part of the Traffic Management Plan that would successfully solve this problem. For example, closing one end of the Lane to through traffic, say the Lower Higham Road ( except for emergency vehicles) end which would be the least inconvenient for residents but would preserve the integrity of the Lane.