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Confirm lawful street space and the managed vehicle entrance

Rotherhithe parking and loading arrangements

Plan Rotherhithe loading with the actual public-road position, private vehicle approach and building admission kept as separate confirmed arrangements.

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Locate the lawful stop and the entrance used by the furniture. A building’s residents’ door may differ from the vehicle approach, and a public-road suspension does not establish private gate or courtyard permission.

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Identify the precise lawful position

Record the road, actual proposed position, current signs and responsible controller at each address. Describe the carry from that position through the building approach rather than assuming the vehicle can stand beside the flat entrance.

Where Southwark-controlled bay space needs reserving, use its current suspension service. It includes reserving space for a removal van or loading. Retain the accepted outcome and current conditions for the actual location.

Obtain private vehicle entry separately

Ask the occupier or manager which vehicle entrance serves the move and whether private admission is permitted. Record any gate or barrier contact, usable clearance and confirmed loading point. Include the route from that point to the residents’ entrance.

If the proposed private position is unavailable, establish a lawful alternative and report the new carry. Do not substitute another courtyard or private entrance without its controller’s agreement.

Keep the shared route and opening contact confirmed

Ask which furniture door, corridor and lift or stair route may be used and who maintains admission throughout collection. Record any actual moving appointment or shared-area preparation required at that building.

The building-arrangements checklist helps retain the current instruction and status. A request awaiting the manager’s response should remain pending before the booking relies on it.

The private entrance is not the residents’ door

Hypothetical example: a Rotherhithe flat has a proposed vehicle entrance reached from another side of the building. The manager confirms the gate contact and permitted loading point, while the occupier identifies the remaining courtyard and corridor carry.

The customer checks any public-road arrangement independently and gives the complete approach to support. The recipient confirms their own stop and building admission rather than borrowing the collection instructions.

Keep a street-to-building permission record

  • Precise lawful stop, signs and responsible authority.
  • Confirmed street arrangement where needed.
  • Private vehicle entrance, clearance and opening contact.
  • Furniture door, permitted shared route and appointment.
  • Full carry, lawful alternative and remaining questions.

Use the London access guide for the wider plan. Check furniture passage independently and align the whole-job window.

Common questions

Does a bay suspension permit a courtyard loading point?

Confirm private courtyard and vehicle admission separately with the responsible manager.

Which entrance should I give the booking team?

Give both the actual vehicle approach and permitted furniture entrance, with the route and contact connecting them.

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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