A riverside address does not establish where a van may stand. Identify the actual street position serving the seller’s furniture route and confirm its controller and conditions before arranging private admission.
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Locate the space serving the collection
Record the specific bay, restriction or private position, full street address and current signs. Describe the carry between that position and the furniture entrance, including any shared corridor, garden approach or separate rear door.
Confirm whether the space is council-controlled or private. A view towards the river, a convenient gate or a nearby parking facility cannot establish a working position for the collection.
Retain the applicable authority decision
For a relevant Wandsworth-managed space, use the council suspension service where reserved space is needed. Its types guidance includes domestic removals and says approval is required.
Keep the exact approved position, dates, vehicle details and conditions. Wandsworth also explains that it cannot guarantee a suspended area stays clear. Ask the responsible contact about an obstruction or changed arrangement rather than assuming another nearby space is covered.
Confirm seller and receiving admission separately
Ask the seller who opens the communal door or private entrance and whether any moving or permitted-lift appointment applies. Obtain private loading permission and usable vehicle clearance where a forecourt or rear space is proposed.
Use the building-access checklist for those conditional requirements. Arrange the destination’s own lawful position and keys independently; street permission does not provide entry into either home.
A street-side entrance serves a river-facing flat
Illustrative example: a Putney seller describes a sofa in a river-facing room, then supplies the actual street-side furniture entrance. The customer checks the controller and applicable arrangement for the working position beside that route.
The shared-door contact confirms admission separately. The recipient provides their own vehicle position and keys, with the full carries recorded at both ends.
Keep a position-and-entrance record
- Actual street position, controller, signs and activity.
- Applicable approval, location, dates and vehicle conditions.
- Response contact for a changed or obstructed arrangement.
- Shared or private entrance, opening person and full carry.
- Independent delivery position and receiving keys.
Connect it with the seller-to-recipient schedule and prepared-sofa route, alongside London access guidance.
Common questions
Does a suspension guarantee the Putney loading space stays clear?
Wandsworth says it cannot guarantee that. Keep its instructions and contact the responsible authority about an obstruction.
Does street approval include the flat’s communal entrance?
Confirm the building’s furniture entrance, opening contact and any appointment separately.
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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