It will be necessary to close Jeskyns Road from Copt Hall Road to Henhurst Road, Cobham from 8th January 2026 for up to 1 day.
 
The road will be closed opposite Longcroft Cottages.
 
The alternative route is via Jeskyns Road, Sole Street, Round Street.
 
This is to enable Utility repair works to be carried out by UK Power Networks.

The Clancy Group, on behalf of Southern Water, will be providing a banks man to allow all of the bus services to turn around at the mini roundabout by Cobham War Memorial.   

Brian Jones Coaches who run the 311 School Bus from Higham to Meopham School have said they will be serving Sole Street and The Street at Cobham at their normal pick up times. 

1st Bus Stop who run the 695 bus from Istead Rise to Rochester will also be serving Sole Street and The Street at their normal pick up times.  Both bus routes will continue along Jeskyns Road and Henhurst Road to the A2 at Marling Cross.

Unfortunately Red Route Buses who run the 416 bus route from Meopham to Gravesend have said so far that they will not be serving Sole Street and Cobham whilst Halfpence Lane is closed.  Red Route Buses have said that during the road closure the 416 will run along Wrotham Road (A227) to the Tollgate Junction and take the A2 to Brewers Road.

Rest assured that Kent County Council, The Clancy Group and Cobham Parish Council are doing everything in their power to encourage Red Route Buses to change their mind.

I will continue to provide updates as soon as I receive them.

Route 416 - Redroute Buses

Red Route Buses are uncertain whether the 416 bus route will run during the closure of Halfpence Lane.  The mini roundabout by the war memorial may be too tight for the normal size bus to turn around.  Henhurst Road and Jeskyns Road has too many tight bends for the bus to use.  

If the bus did serve Cobham, it would follow its normal route from the junction with Green Lane and Wrotham Road and through Sole Street before returning back the same way.  

Red Route Buses are carry out a site visit before the closure to check if they could still run the bus service and have agreed to update me on their decision.  They may use a smaller vehicle to serve Cobham and Sole Street during the works.  I did say that there are several residents in Cobham and sole Street who rely on the bus service.

School Bus - Brian Jones Coaches

Brian Jones Coaches said that the school bus is too long to turn around at the mini roundabout by the war memorial.  Henhurst Road and Jeskyns Road are also unsuitable to use.  Their contract with KCC says they are not allowed to use a smaller vehicle.  Parents will need to drop their children off at Meopham whilst Halfpence Lane is closed and the bus drivers will let the children know this.  They said that not many school children are picked up at Sole Street and Cobham. 

Please give your feedback to the planning application for the proposed housing development to the east of Wrotham Road, south of Green Lane and west of Camer Park Road.  This link ​https://plan.gravesham.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPagplan.gravesham.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPagee will take you to the planning application.