Highway and Parking related issues | Street parking restrictions | Sevenoaks District Council
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Street parking restrictions

Highway and Parking related issues

We act as an agent for Kent County Council, the Highway Authority for Kent, managing the following on-street parking functions:

  • Limited-waiting (free) parking
  • Pay and display parking
  • Resident permit parking
  • Controlled parking zones
  • Blue Badge parking
  • Maintenance of yellow lines, parking bays and parking signs
  • Parking enforcement

If you want to request new arrangements or changes to any of the above, please email parking@sevenoaks.gov.uk or call 01732 227000.

Kent County Council retains responsibility for the following:

  • Single and double yellow line waiting restrictions
  • Bus stop clearways
  • White ‘Keep Clear’ markings
  • Bus lanes
  • Yellow box markings
  • Loading bays and loading restrictions
  • Dedicated parking for ambulances, doctors, electric vehicles, motorcycles, police and taxis
  • Moving traffic issues
  • Maintenance of stop lines, junction markings and road centre lines
  • General and parking-related road safety.

If you want to request new or amend existing arrangements, please contact Kent County Council Highways or call 03000 418181.