A street suspension does not open a shared gate or flat entrance. Identify the actual working position and organise the people and permissions needed to move the load from every collection location to that position.
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Identify the street or private position serving the route
Record the exact space, current signs, proposed activity and full address. Establish whether the position is council-managed or private and use its actual controller. Explain the carry across any front area and through shared doors.
For a private estate or loading area, obtain its own permission, vehicle approach and clearance instruction. Do not assume a council bay arrangement includes a private vehicle gate or a resident’s reserved space.
Retain the actual street-space decision
Southwark’s suspension service includes reserving space for removal vans and loading or unloading. Check its current application requirements for a relevant council-controlled position.
Keep the exact approved location, dates, vehicle information and conditions. Check the suspension notice at the position and report discrepancies through the proper contact. Treat an application awaiting a decision as pending rather than a confirmed loading arrangement.
Confirm admission for every shared or separately locked route
Name the person opening the front boundary, communal entrance and any separate store. Ask them to remain available while all goods are carried, and confirm any current manager instruction about protection or an appointment.
Use the building-admission checklist for those arrangements. Repeat the street and building checks at delivery, including keys and the person who can open the receiving route.
The street is arranged but another door still needs a contact
Illustrative example: a Peckham customer has arranged the relevant street position for a conversion-flat move. Some travelling boxes remain behind a separate locked door in the building.
The customer adds its authorised opening contact and carrying route to the plan. That private access is confirmed separately from the street arrangement, along with the recipient’s keys.
Keep a position-and-door access record
- Exact vehicle position, controller, signs and activity.
- Applicable permission and confirmed outcome.
- Approved location, dates, vehicle details and conditions.
- Every gate or door, opening contact and full carry.
- Independent receiving keys and admission arrangement.
Connect it with the door-to-room schedule and furniture route, alongside London access guidance.
Common questions
Does a Southwark bay suspension cover a private estate gate?
Confirm estate entry and any private loading position separately with their controller and opening contact.
What if one part of the load is behind another locked door?
Arrange authorised access for it and record the full route and available contact before booking.
Sources and further detail
Practical planning for the actual addresses. Historic built context does not establish present permission; examples are illustrative.
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