Confirm the street serving the furniture exit and the exact position proposed for loading. Check its controller and current rules, then ask the occupier which passage, gate or door may be used from the belongings.
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Identify a real vehicle approach and lawful stop
Use the full address, entrance and street rather than a landmark or pedestrian shortcut. Record the proposed bay, marked loading position or private space, with signs, notices and the activity needed for the move.
Confirm who controls that exact position. For a council-managed bay, use Greenwich’s suspension guidance to check the appropriate process; confirm current requirements for the actual vehicle, location, dates and work rather than relying on an earlier enquiry.
Use TfL guidance only for an actual red-route position
If the chosen stop is on a TfL red route, TfL’s public loading guidance explains checking the signed activity, operating period and suspension notices. Goods should be ready when the vehicle enters the bay, and the vehicle must leave when loading is complete.
Ask TfL about an appropriate arrangement if the ordinary conditions do not fit. This is a check for the actual controller and position; a Plumstead address or nearby main road does not establish that every stop uses TfL rules.
Agree the gate and passage separately from street permission
Ask the occupier which rear-room or garden-store exit is permitted, who opens it and whether the route remains available throughout collection. Confirm private vehicle admission independently if a drive or yard is proposed.
Record gates, passage turns, outside steps and the remaining carry from the lawful stop. Check the receiving street and private admission separately using the prepared-piece route record.
The pedestrian approach does not provide a van position
Hypothetical example: a Plumstead customer’s normal directions use Common-side pedestrian steps. The moving load will leave through an agreed rear-room entrance served from a different street approach.
The customer identifies the actual vehicle position with its controller, obtains the private gate arrangement and gives support the complete remaining carry. The walking shortcut is not used as a vehicle instruction.
Keep a lawful-stop and private-route record
- Street serving the actual furniture entrance and vehicle approach.
- Exact stop, controller, signs and moving activity.
- Applicable approval, actual vehicle, dates and conditions.
- Private door, passage, gate and opening contact.
- Outside steps, full carry and independent receiving arrangements.
Match it with the release and key windows and London access guide.
Common questions
Can Common-side steps identify a Plumstead loading point?
Give the actual vehicle approach, lawful stop and furniture entrance, with the pedestrian steps described as part of the carry where relevant.
Does street permission cover a rear gate?
Agree current private admission and an opening contact separately, keeping the full remaining route in the access record.
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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