Sevenoaks Town Council delighted to share delivery dates for the Dartford Road zebra crossing

Published: 16 January 2026

Sevenoaks Town Council is delighted to share that a construction timetable for the long-anticipated Dartford Road pedestrian crossing has now been approved and published by Kent County Council.

The below schedule and designs, produced by Kent County Council as the Local Highway Authority, provide details on the confirmed construction works, which will commence on 16th February 2026. The work is expected to take a maximum of six days and has been scheduled to coincide with the school holidays in order to minimise disruption.

Phases	Section	Works	Dates
1	Dartford Road - footway works	2-way temporary lights Pedestrian lights	16th – 20th Feb 2026
2	Dartford Road – Resurfacing and lining works	Nighttime road closure	20th – 21st Feb 2026
3	Enabling works for two-way lights   Hitchen Hatch Lane, Vine Court Road and St Botolphs Road connection to Dartford Road	Daytime closure	16th – 21st Feb 2026

Sevenoaks Town Council has led on and committed funding towards the delivery of this project since its initial proposal as part of Kent County Council’s 2022 public consultation on the Sevenoaks Town 20mph scheme. Funded by Sevenoaks Town Council and delivered in September 2024, the 20mph scheme will soon be supported by the new zebra crossing, which will facilitate safe passage for pedestrians at this busy junction. Delivering a safe crossing at Dartford Road has long been a high priority of Sevenoaks Town Council, due to its popular use by commuters to Sevenoaks Train Station, as well as by students to several nearby schools.

 

The Town Council’s dedicated funding of £25,000 (comprising solely of CIL* monies collected from local developers) towards the project has since been met by a further £20,000 from Sevenoaks District Council’s own CIL funds. The remainder of the delivery cost (£55,000) is understood to have been secured by Kent County Council, via Active Travel England funding.


If you have any queries, please contact:
Georgie Elliston – planning@sevenoakstown.gov.uk

*CIL stands for Community Infrastructure Levy, and is a levy charged to developers by the Local Planning Authority, Sevenoaks District Council. Sevenoaks Town Council receives 25% of all CIL payments made by developers to the District Council on new developments within Sevenoaks Town, which it must spend on infrastructure projects within the Town.