A usable building entrance does not establish a lawful vehicle position. Check the exact street or private space, its controller and conditions, then confirm the furniture door and opening contact independently.
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Identify the working space serving the permitted door
Record the full address, actual furniture entrance, proposed position and current signs. Give the carry between them, including outside stairs, a lightwell entrance or a mews approach where relevant.
For a mews collection, obtain the actual vehicle approach dimensions and controller’s current instruction. Historic building form cannot establish that the allocated vehicle may enter, turn or stand there.
Distinguish qualifying removal loading from reserved space
Kensington and Chelsea’s advice distinguishes qualifying continuous domestic or office removals loading from reserving a bay. Read the current conditions for the actual position and decide whether a reservation is needed.
If a bay is reserved, retain the final decision, covered dates, location and vehicle requirements and check the street notice. Do not reserve space with your own barriers or assume a resident’s usual parking arrangement provides the moving position.
Confirm the building instruction for the actual load
Ask the authorised contact for the furniture entrance, opening person and any current moving period, permitted lift, protection or supervision requirement. Keep requested and confirmed arrangements distinct.
The building-admission checklist helps organise these questions. Confirm private vehicle permission and clearance where proposed, and repeat the public-position and receiving-key checks at delivery.
The lower door and street arrangement have different controllers
Illustrative example: a South Kensington occupier confirms a lower-ground furniture exit. The customer separately checks the street position and applicable loading or reservation conditions.
The building contact remains responsible for admission and any permitted lift instruction. The final record includes the outside steps and remaining carry rather than treating the door agreement as street permission.
Keep a position-and-building record
- Exact working space, controller and current signs.
- Applicable loading conditions or confirmed reservation.
- Vehicle approach, usable clearance and full carry.
- Permitted furniture door, opening contact and building period.
- Independent delivery admission and unresolved requirements.
Connect it with the building-to-room schedule and piece-specific routes, alongside London access guidance.
Common questions
Does every South Kensington collection need a suspension?
Check the actual controller and current conditions. RBKC distinguishes qualifying continuous removal loading from reserved space.
Does a mews address establish that the van may enter?
Obtain current vehicle and loading instructions and usable approach dimensions for the allocated vehicle.
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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