What access details should I check for a removal in Central London?
Follow the complete path from the intended vehicle position to the largest items. Measure door openings, stair turns and lifts, and confirm who controls shared entrances. The property type alone does not tell the team what will fit or where it can load.
Local arrangements to check
Westminster’s online suspension system does not cover housing-estate land. An estate loading position needs the appropriate separate application route. Westminster guidance applies only where Westminster controls the bay; identify the borough or road authority for the actual address. Read Westminster parking bay suspensions for the current details.
Apply this to your address
For a managed building, get the service entrance and lift instructions from management. If the intended stop is on an estate, establish who controls that land before relying on street parking permission. Keep the street address and the actual loading entrance together in the booking details.
Make an access record for both addresses
- Record the lawful stopping position, carrying distance, steps and entrance used.
- Measure awkward items against the narrowest door, corridor, stair turn or lift opening.
- Confirm lift reservations, keys and any building loading slot with the responsible person.
Send photographs and measurements before the move if an item may not pass. Discuss preparation or a different handling plan with the team; do not wait until arrival to discover that the planned route is unusable.
Read the moving-day preparation checklist, or return to Central London removals for a personalised price.
Related local guidance
London access and property guide · London removals area guide · London moving costs guide
