Policy information sourced from the Dartford Development Policies Plan

Vehicle Management Actions

Provide an access from the new Acacia complex car park onto Darenth Road, preventing the need for cars to move around the ring road.

Reduce traffic along Market Street by removing unnecessary traffic and where possible creating access onto two-way parts of the road network.

Provide additional car parking with direct pedestrian route to Market Street at the rationalised Acacia complex.

A comprehensive parking strategy better relating to town centre destinations. Ensure car parks closest to the primary shopping area are for short term use.

Provide long stay car parks for staff and all day visitors on the periphery of the town centre, but discourage commuter use including by enhancing the attractiveness for pedestrians, cyclists and users of public transport.

Seek co-ordination of traffic light signals.

Reduce the carriageway widths for cars on roads which have reduced traffic, e.g. Hythe Street.

Improve parking management on-street in order to influence travel behavior and encourage non- residents to use managed parking places.Rationalise onstreet parking in the town centre.

Require new developments to implement a parking strategy and fund parking control schemes to discourage nonresident on-street parking where necessary.

Encourage car club spaces in new developments and car parks.

Full provision, through active and passive means for electric vehicle charging points, as a key requirement to be delivered at all new developments.

For more information please see the Development Policies Plan